Resources tagged with: Gender
Career satisfaction of US women physicians: Results from the Women Physicians’ Health Study

This study examines personal and professional characteristics that correlate with 3 major outcomes: career satisfaction, desire to become a physician again, and...

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Prevalence and correlates of harassment among US women physicians

The following study analyzes responses concerning gender-based and sexual harassment from the Women Physicians' Health Study, a nationally distributed questionnaire...

Equal work for unequal pay: the gender reimbursement gap for healthcare providers in the United States.

Over 3 million publicly available Medicare reimbursement claims for calendar year 2012 were analyzed and then compared to reimbursements received by male and female...

Social incentives for gender differences in the propensity to initiate negotiations: sometimes it does hurt to ask.

Gender differences in the propensity to initiate negotiations may be explained by differential treatment of men and women when they attempt to negotiate. In...

More Women Than Men Enrolled in U.S. Medical Schools in 2017

The following press release from AAMC reveals that in 2017, more women than men enrolled in U.S. medical schools. Female matriculants increased by 3.2% this year,...

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Seven Actionable Strategies for Advancing Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine

The following article proposes an initial shortlist of recommendations to promote gender equality in science and stimulate future efforts to level the field. Direct...

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The percieved organizational impact of the gender gap across a Canadin department of medicine and proposed strategies to combat it: a qualitative study

The following study explores the perspectives of faculty members at a single department of medicine on the impact of the existing gender gap on organizational...

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Women and the Decision to Leave, Linger, or Lean In: Predictors of Intent to Leave and Aspirations to Leadership and Advancement in Academic Medicine

This study investigates and confronts the assertion proposed by recent literature that women's professional motivations, ingrained behavior, and perceptions of...

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Gender Disparities in Faculty Rank: Factors that Affect Advancement of Women Scientists at Academic Medical Centers

This study highlights the findings from focus groups conducted with 35 women faculty across Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor ranks in which they discussed...

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The State of Women in Academic Medicine

The following report, conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, presents the 2013-14 survey data from the Women in Medicine and Science...

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