Women have always devoted themselves to the care (care) of the bodies and souls of their loved ones. Sometimes a cook, a nurse, a maid, a seamstress or a nurse, they provide free and invisibilized work in the privacy of their homes.
In the 19th century, care professions became more professional and more masculine: women who had previously held many positions were confined to «subordinate» positions and they will have to fight to assert their legitimacy to exercise in the medical field as health professionals, especially in positions with stronger social recognition (doctor, surgeon, neurologist...).
If today, 85% of these practitioners. Although women are women, the medical environment is still strongly rooted in a sexist culture and is the vector of unequal treatment in the care enjoyed by users. s, according to their gender, race and class.
While feminist struggles invite women to regain control of their bodies, particularly through the denunciation of gynecological violence, we will discover what contributions Bordelaises have made in the field of medicineThe European Council of Ministers for the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection.