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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Storm Newton

Nurses ‘not taken seriously’ because profession is majority female, union boss says

The nursing profession is undervalued and underpaid due to being a predominantly female field, a union leader has said.

Professor Nicola Ranger, Royal College of Nursing (RCN) general secretary and chief executive, argued that the profession's 90 per cent female demographic is a contributing factor to its lack of serious investment and inadequate pay.

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