This ebook explores the career experiences of men and women in nursing. The first paper by Peter Kellett and David Gregory, "Patriarchal paradox: gender performance and men's nursing careers", focuses on the careers of men in nursing, drawing on the literature to explain the lack of men in nursing. The second paper "Correlates of career priority and family priority among hospital-based nursing staff," by Ron Burke and Parbudyal Singh, looks at the difference in experiences of nurses who place great emphasis on their careers compared to those whose emphasis is on family priorities. The final paper by Helen Woolnough and Sandra Fielden, "The impact of a career development and mentoring programme on female mental health nurses: A longitudinal, qualitative study", picks up on those women in nursing that are career focused. The paper presents the findings of a mentoring programme designed to break the glass ceiling and develop women's career in nursing.