UK Doctors Respond To Sexist Newspaper Column With #LikeALadyDoc

The National Health Service in the UK is experiencing a lot of issues lately, which has culminated in the recent junior doctor strike over the last few days. This unrest has spawned several opinion pieces arguing about the different potential causes for this problem but one in particular, has really infuriated people. The piece was written by journalist Dominic Lawson for The Sunday Times and blamed the current woes of the UK health service on female doctors apparently prioritising family over working hours. "Fewer women than men choose to work out of hours, and the increase in women doctors may have partly influenced the recent abandonment of out-of-hours work by general practitioners in the UK." Naturally enough, this sexist presumption drew anger on Twitter, with doctors of every gender joining in with #LikeALadyDoc.

Us med students are so lucky to have so many great male AND FEMALE doctors to aspire to #likealadydoc #pinkwednesday pic.twitter.com/F2peMWv2qe

— Twi (@TwishaaS) January 20, 2016

#pinkwednesday allows me to wear my favourite pink shirt. Standing together with our colleagues #likealadydoc pic.twitter.com/l5fDyYFCpk — johannmalawana (@johannmalawana) January 20, 2016

Pathologist Barbie is taking a break from accessorising to find a cure for cancer. #likealadydoc #pinkwednesday pic.twitter.com/dBSmzZCWtt

— Suzy Lishman (@ilovepathology) January 20, 2016

We are all in this together. #pinkwednesday #likealadydoc pic.twitter.com/AsQKLt4nHQ — Simon Bradley (@SimonBradley8) January 20, 2016

I might be the one resuscitating you in a ditch Dominic Lawson @thetimes#likealadydoc Indefensible sexist hogwash! pic.twitter.com/8crbgQhxtY

— gas-and-air doc (@mjslabbert) January 17, 2016

Lead Image via Twitter/Ilovepathology