In this video clip from Meet the Parents, Greg is introduced to
two men who are doctors. At first, the
doctors think Greg is joking when he explains that he is a nurse. Then they insinuate that Greg must have failed
his boards (why else would he remain a nurse?).
I use this clip to initiate a conversation about the devaluation of
women’s work and the experiences of men in predominantly women’s occupations. I pair this clip with a discussion of the
concepts “glass escalator” and “glass ceiling.”
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