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Through a public statement, the Undersecretary of Assistance Networks, Alberto Dougnac, responded this Tuesday at accusations of authoritarianism and misogyny that, through the press, they met during the last days.
A report published over the weekend by The bewilderment collected testimonies from people who worked with Dougnac when he was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the Finis Terrae University; before replacing the resigned Arturo Zúñiga.
“Professionals who worked with him recognized him for his constant sexist treatment, which denigrated the nurses of the campus. In fact, they were part of the reasons why two nurses (…) filed labor lawsuits for violation of fundamental guarantees after resigning from the academic institution, “the note explained.
“Nurses are not smart and should not be, just be pretty“,”University is an unnecessary requirement for nurses, they only require an institute” Y “You nurses are specialists in everything, but in reality they dont know anything” are some of the phrases attributed to Dougnac in conversations with the Vice Dean Mauricio Soto, in one of the aforementioned labor lawsuits.
“I have deep respect for nurses”
Dougnac’s response came this afternoon, through the aforementioned statement: “During my entire professional career, both in the clinical and academic fields, I have always shown great respect and closeness to all members of the health team. I am fully aware and respectful of the dignity of all people.
“Today we are part of a cultural change that we must promote and of which I am an active participant. During my period as director of the UC Clinical Hospital, I created the first nursing subdirectorate with the purpose of relieving the role of these professionals in clinical work. More recently, as dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the Finis Terrae University, I participated directly in the creation of the first Nursing school of said university, “he said.
“I understand the discomfort that has been generated given a publication in a digital medium, but I want to clearly state that my vision, conviction and way of thinking is not reflected there. I have deep respect for the important role that nurses play in Chilean society, as well as the entire health team, “closes the letter, which, as noted, does not deny the veracity of the allegations nor does it offer any apologies.
Public statement pic.twitter.com/zPZnhztItB
– Alberto Dougnac (@AlbertoDougnac) November 10, 2020
Nurses: “We have asked to remove it”
It was precisely in the latter that the President of the College of Nurses, María Angélica Baeza, who was dissatisfied with Dougnac’s explanations.
“The spilled word is very difficult to pick up, but does not say that he did not say… This kind of language and this kind of comment damages the image of the profession and I think that what corresponds is a sign from him that he wants to talk about this, “said the union leader.
“We have already told the minister (Enrique Paris) that this undersecretary it is not a valid interlocutor for nurses. Therefore, we have asked you to remove him from this position.. We cannot converse with a person who has this vision of women“, assured Baeza.
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