I'm not a native English speaker, so forgive my ignorance, but isn't "women" a noun, not an adjective? Why not just say "female artists" or "female writers"?

As a side note, I've also literally never seen anyone say "men artists" or "men writers". What gives?

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[–] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Because male nurses are uncommon and in that specific circumstance female is the default that most people assume.

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