Resources tagged with: Gender
“I would never want to have a mental health diagnosis on my record”: A Survey of female physicians on mental health diagnosis, treatment, and reporting.

Most state medical boards require the disclosure of mental health problems on physician licensing applications. The following study investigates the consequences of...

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What’s Holding Women in Medicine Back from Leadership

The following article, published in Harvard Business Review, discusses the dearth of women in leadership roles in the medical field and identifies several factors...

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Suicide Rates Among Physicians: A Quantitative and Gender Assessment (Meta-Analysis)

In this study, physicians’ suicide rate ratios were estimated with a meta-analysis and systematic quality assessment of recent studies, in order to determine if...

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Burnout in Female Faculty Members: A Statistic or an Opportunity

This commentary presents evidence for inconsistencies in the day-to-day experiences of female faculty members, and proposes solutions for the mitigation of the...

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Sexual Harassment in Medical Schools: The Challenge of Covert Retaliation as a Barrier to Reporting

The following literature review from the Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges examines the prevalence of sexual harassment in medical schools...

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Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Over the last few decades, research, activity, and funding has been devoted to improving the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in the fields of...

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