Ensuring Equity in Compensation and Career Advancement for Female Physicians

Forks in the Road—As Faced by Women in Gastroenterology

“…3 Revision of promotion guidelines that provided precise expectations for numbers of publications and type of grant support for advancement at all ranks in both tenure and nontenure tracks led to an increase in the promotion of women faculty by 30% at one institution. 36 Additional challenges that female gastroenterologists may face at this level of their career include exclusion from roles that increase their visibility and influence. There is evidence for unequal representation and purchasing power with industry partners as well as a higher bar for women to be included as speakers or panelists in academic meetings as compared to men.…”

Women in Cosmetic Surgery: Why the New Committee

“…Times have certainly changed but not entirely. Surveys have shown that female Ob-GYNs earn 27% less than their male colleagues, 3 a fact confirmed in salary observations among many specialties 4 One of the factors cited in the high representation of women in ob-gynecology is their principle female patient base. Yet the cosmetic surgery patient gender balance is overwhelmingly female: 90% female to 10% male patients.…”