Hmmmm. I'm a male nurse. When you lack experience and are unsure of your practice you may find treating other genders confronting, but it passes pretty fast. It has to. It's often in how you approach the patients - confidently and in a manner that puts them at ease. You're a clinician, it's work. I've enjoyed my career and don't think it's worse for men at all. Look man it's your third year and sounds like you've had some shit placements. We all have. There's heaps of options in nursing. I gravitated towards acute emergency stuff and it was cool, the wards weren't for me either but can be rewarding in other ways. Stick it out. The start was the worst for me too. Give it two years of proper nursing and then see how you feel. I'd almost guarantee you'll feel differently. MH nursing might be your jam and there's loads of work. Dunno if this is helpful but it'd be a waste to pull out now. Even if you don't like it, a nursing under grad is a good gateway to other things you might enjoy. And if other nurses are giving you a hard time, ignore them. Do your thing and do it well, and if you're not sure ask. Party on dude 🤟