Lawyer or Surgeon....Would You Choose A Man or A Woman?

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If you had to be defended in a serious criminal case, or needed an involved surgical procedure, would you choose a man or a woman to either represent you, or operate on you? Or....wouldn't it matter to you, as long as they were qualified??
 

My experience has only been twice and both times with male attorneys. They were both excellent. I feel it would make no difference to me if I had a female attorney.
 
Never needed a lawyer for anything other than wills and conveyancing. If I ever need a barrister I think the issue of gender won't come up. I would want a specialist in the field.

Surgeon ? I go with the person referred by my GP. If whoever that is doesn't inspire me, then I ask for another option but again, the gender is not an issue. Mostly I've been looked after by male doctors but that is not necessarily a preference.
 

I've never needed one of those either, but if they were both qualified and experienced, I would choose the man over the woman. From my experiences with women doctors, etc., it seems that the women are generally more indecisive and afraid of taking action or making changes. I often wondered if they feared being judged by their male superiors. Of course there are exceptions, but I'd lean toward the male lawyer or surgeon.
 
It doesn't matter to me what gender they are. Once, my husband and I had a transgender woman for a lawyer. She was once
a man and had all the surgery to become a man. She was a great lawyer and we won our case.
 
This will sound sexist but I would go for a man in a legal dispute because of a higher chance of strong behavior, and a woman surgeon for the chance of a gentler touch...
 
Lawyer: Well, think of a wife and husband having an argument. Which one remembers every little detail of every wrong committed no matter how log ago it was? I rest my case.

Surgeon: I want someone with small fingers and good eyesight. With that said, men are braver.Check out the plants in the waiting room…if they're dying go find another doctor :)
 
Whenever I am in a courtroom (mostly with foster kids but sometimes for jury duty) I always prefer the male attorneys. I think it`s still a little more difficult for a woman to be assertive without coming off as bitchy. I know that sounds horrible but it just always seems that way to me.

As for a surgeon,up until now,I have had zero experience. But 2 weeks ago,I had a breast biopsy (done by a breast surgeon) and next week I will have surgery again as ,unfortunately,the diagnosis was breast cancer. I really,really trust this woman and feel extremely comfortable with her. Maybe more so than I would with a man, but not sure. Anyway, this cancer was detected very,very,very early,so she is very confident that all will turn out OK. I didn`t really "choose" her-I was referred to her by my GP,but a close friend also goes to her and loves her so I didn`t even bother to look at any other doctors.
 
Ooooh, so sorry, Mrs. R. :(

Yes, often an aggressive female is referred to as a b***h…and sometimes they are. I went to high school with a girl who became a very successful divorce attorney; she was often referred to as a pit bull. Also my understanding that personally, outside the court, she was/is not a nice person at all.
 
Mrs. Robinson said:
Whenever I am in a courtroom (mostly with foster kids but sometimes for jury duty) I always prefer the male attorneys. I think it`s still a little more difficult for a woman to be assertive without coming off as bitchy. I know that sounds horrible but it just always seems that way to me.

As for a surgeon,up until now,I have had zero experience. But 2 weeks ago,I had a breast biopsy (done by a breast surgeon) and next week I will have surgery again as ,unfortunately,the diagnosis was breast cancer. I really,really trust this woman and feel extremely comfortable with her. Maybe more so than I would with a man, but not sure. Anyway, this cancer was detected very,very,very early,so she is very confident that all will turn out OK. I didn`t really "choose" her-I was referred to her by my GP,but a close friend also goes to her and loves her so I didn`t even bother to look at any other doctors.
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Mrs.R, I wish you only the very best in this situation. Now a woman in your position has a very good chance of complete recovery from a breast cancer if caught early, as you say yours was. Please keep us posted on this.

As to the question of Lawyer and surgeon....I have only had one experience with a lawyer and it was a man. I don't think it matters assuming both are equally qualified. Surgeons, I have had several surgeries and all were men which I probably prefer because their hands are probably stronger which matters in many cases. I have had and liked female physicians over the years.
 
GDAD said:
Doesn't matter. A woman surgeon operated on me when I had a Vasectomy!:glee::magnify::lofl:
Only used a lawyer once to make the family wills out!
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GDAD, when my husband got his Vasectomy he had a male doctor BUT he asked if it were ok if medical students observed so my husband said, yes, and it turned out to be 2 or 3 pretty young ladies.
 
Mrs. Robinson, I'm sorry to hear about your breast cancer. Please keep us up on how you are doing. My sister-in-law has had it in both breasts and is still doing great, over 25 years later. Medical treatments are advancing every day too.

As for the attorney/Dr question. I like my lady (middle eastern and I love her accent) doctor just fine. My husband and I both go to her. His surgeons have always been male, I don't even know a lady surgeon. I think a female attorney is fine except if I were going up on a criminal charge or something really big before a jury, then I would want a strong, assertive, power dressed, attractive, manly man! Sorry, I got carried away there. :)
 
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