Resources tagged with: Gender
How stereotypes impair women’s careers in science

The following study aims to determine whether discrimination contributes to the low percentage of women in math and science careers by designing an experiment to...

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Large gender imbalance in funding given for cancer research

Within the European Union (EU), women represent nearly half of the workforce and more than half of all university graduates, but they are under-represented in...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
Bias for Miles: Discussing Gender Bias in Qualitative Resident Feedback

In the following FeminEM podcast, the hosts are joined by Dr. Anna Mueller and Dr. Vinny Arora of the University of Chicago. They discuss their recent paper, Gender...

Podcast
Sex, gender, and health: the need for a new approach

The past two decades have seen considerable activism by women to improve the quality of their health and health care. Recently men too have begun to draw attention...

Briefs and Summaries
Universal problems during residency: abuse and harassment

The following study investigates mistreatment among resident doctors in Japan, through a multi-institutional, cross-sectional survey conducted at 37 hospitals....

Article
3 Steps to Avoid Giving Biased Feedback

The following article, published in the New York Times, discusses the importance of being aware of one's unconscious biases when giving effective feedback. Biased...

Opinion Piece/Short Communication
Gender Differences in Attending Physicians’ Feedback to Residents: A Qualitative Analysis.

There exists a gender gap in the evaluations of emergency medicine (EM) residents' competency on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)...

Article
Comparison of Male vs Female Resident Milestone Evaluations by Faculty During Emergency Medicine Residency Training

The following study compares faculty-observed training milestone attainment of male versus female residency training. The emergency medicine (EM) milestones provide...

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An Innovative Educational and Mentorship Program for Emergency Medicine Women Residents to Enhance Academic Development and Retention

Given the discrepancy between men and women’s equal rates of medical school matriculation and their rates of academic promotion and leadership role acquisition,...

Toolkit
Residents’ experiences of abuse, discrimination and sexual harassment during residency training. McMaster University Residency Training Programs

The following study assesses the prevalence of psychological abuse, physical assault, and discrimination on the basis of gender and sexual orientation. It also...

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