Mujeres en Ortopedia: listas para el siguiente desafío

Gélvez, Amparo Gómez

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“…According to data provided by the SBOT for the year 2022, out of 13,159 active members, 835 (6.3%) were women, and among the 1,755 medical residents in the specialty, 383 (21.8%) were women. Other countries in the region show similar numbers of women orthopaedic surgeons, with 6.2% in Chile and slightly higher rates in Mexico (9.2%) and Colombia (9.8%) [ 8 , 23 ], but the lack of gender diversity in orthopaedic surgery is not exclusive to Brazil and other Latin American countries. Recent demographic data published by the International Orthopaedic Diversity Alliance reveal that 12.0% of practicing orthopaedic surgeons are women in Canada, 6.5% in the United States (US), 4.8% in the United Kingdom, and only 0.5% in India and Nepal [ 23 ].…”

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“…According to a study evaluating women’s participation during the annual meetings of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) in 2009, 2014, and 2019, only 6.8% of the 3,980 oral presentations were conducted by women, with the majority of them being related to non-technical sessions [ 24 ]. The parallel lack of representation of women physicians in specialty societies and associations, academic medicine, and leadership positions reveals a direct relationship between the representation of women physicians and their status in medicine [ 1 , 8 , 9 ]. In a retrospective cohort study, Silvestre et al analyzed the academic achievements and demographic profiles of the presidents of the AAOS, the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), and the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) elected from 1990 to 2020 [ 25 ].…”

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“…The erroneous impression that surgeons who are men are superior to their colleagues who are women in various specialties dominated by men, such as orthopaedics, creates barriers and stereotypes, which are often veiled and insufficiently discussed [ 1 , 8 , 9 ]. In a study with 373 women orthopaedic surgeons conducted in the United States of America, 72% reported having experienced some form of workplace conflict related to their being a woman, 8% reported having left or changed their workplace due to gender conflicts, and 17% said they would not choose the same specialty again if they had a second chance [ 8 ].…”

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The Perspective of Brazilian Women Orthopaedic Surgeons on Gender Discrimination: Initial Insights to Understand Gender Bias in the Brazilian Healthcare System

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Gomez

et al. 2024

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Despite the societal progress made in recent years, gender discrimination is still common in healthcare, especially in some surgical specialties such as orthopaedics. In Brazil, where the participation of women in the medical profession has been increasing, little is known about women's perceptions on the issue of gender discrimination. This study aims to examine women orthopaedic surgeons' experiences in dealing with conflict in the workplace and contextualize the impact that gender discrimination has had or currently has on their careers and well-being. As a secondary objective, the work seeks to understand whether there are differences in the perception of the issue among practicing women orthopaedic surgeons and those in training. For a cross-sectional qualitative study, a survey was distributed exclusively to 300 practicing orthopaedic surgeons and orthopaedists in training (residents and fellows). A total of 99 women participated in the survey, of whom 66 were practicing orthopaedic surgeons and 33 were orthopaedists in training. The study showed that women orthopaedic surgeons in training in Brazil have a lower number of publications and a moderate level of involvement in academic society activity. In addition, orthopaedic surgeons in training experience a statistically significantly higher number of conflicts in the workplace. The comments from the questionnaires highlighted the physical and psychological consequences arising from these situations of professional conflict, most frequently occurring with orthopaedic surgeons who are men. Our findings indicate that respondents expressed a feeling of inequality towards women in the workplace, ultimately reducing the level of job satisfaction among female orthopaedic surgeons, which may contribute to disinterest and abandonment of the specialty. The results of this work support recent evidence that there is an implicit and often overlooked bias against the participation of women and ethnic minorities in the orthopaedic community in Brazil.

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