Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Experiences of Academic Medical Faculty

Jagsi, Reshma; Griffith, Kent A.; Jones, Rochelle D.; Perumalswami, Chithra R.; Ubel, Peter A.; Stewart, Abigail J.

doi:10.1001/jama.2016.2188

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“…However, there is ample evidence of persistent gender discrimination against women physicians, from disrespectful treatment to persistent pay discrepancies that are evident among early and mid-career academic physicians as well as those in private practice 45678. When directly asked, 70-77% of women physicians report experiencing gender discrimination,910 and 30% of academic women physicians report having experienced sexual harassment 9. Discrimination may also explain at least part of the gender gap in leadership roles, a phenomenon particularly well documented in academic medicine: while women comprise 46% of US residents (doctors in training), they comprise only 38% of faculty (academic medicine) positions, 21% of full professors, and 15% of department chairs 1112…”

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Physician mothers’ experience of workplace discrimination: a qualitative analysis

Halley

Rustagi

Torres

et al. 2018

BMJ

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ObjectivesTo report woman physicians’ experiences, in their own words, of discrimination based on their role as a mother.DesignQualitative analysis of physician mothers’ free-text responses to the open question: “We want to hear your story and experience. Please share” included in questions about workplace discrimination. Three analysts iteratively formulated a structured codebook, then applied codes after inter-coder reliability scores indicated high concordance. The relationships among themes and sub-themes were organized into a conceptual model illustrated by exemplary quotes.ParticipantsRespondents to an anonymous, voluntary online survey about the health and wellbeing of physician mothers posted on a Facebook group, the Physician Moms Group, an online community of US physicians who identify as mothers.ResultsWe analyzed 947 free-text responses. Participants provide diverse and vivid descriptions of experiences of maternal discrimination. Gendered job expectations, financial inequalities (including lower pay than equally qualified colleagues and more unpaid work), limited opportunities for advancement, lack of support during the pregnancy and postpartum period, and challenging work-life balance are some of the key themes identified. In addition, participants’ quotes show several potential structural drivers of maternal discrimination and describe the downstream consequences of maternal discrimination on the physician herself, her career, family, and the healthcare system.ConclusionsThese findings provide a view of maternal discrimination directly from the perspective of those who experience it. Women physicians report a range of previously uncharacterized ways in which they experience maternal discrimination. While certain aspects of these experiences are consistent with those reported by women across other professions, there are unique aspects of medical training and the medical profession that perpetuate maternal discrimination.

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Physician mothers’ experience of workplace discrimination: a qualitative analysis

Halley

Rustagi

Torres

et al. 2018

BMJ

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“…Medical workplace harassment has been shown to negatively affect individual performance and effectiveness as well as individual and group morale [21]. Female clinical researchers who have experienced harassment in their career often report that it hurts career advancement and confidence in their professional abilities [1].…”

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“…One study published last year reports that 30 percent of female clinical researchers and 4 percent of male researchers in academic health centers have experienced sexual harassment at some point in their training or career [1]. Residents and students can be more vulnerable to harassment and assault due to the inherent power differentials embedded within medical education [2,3].…”

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What If a Resident or Medical Student Is Raped? Hospitals' and Academic Medical Centers' Title IX Obligations

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2018

AMA Journal of Ethics

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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects medical students and residents from all forms of sexual discrimination, including sexual harassment and assault. Hospitals that train residents as well as medical students must follow Title IX mandates, including investigating and addressing all reports of sexual discrimination, harassment, or violence. While these processes can help eliminate potential barriers to women in medical training, the pressure to participate in an internal investigation can discourage some medical students and residents from seeking help. Hospitals should work closely with university Title IX officials to design and implement effective policies and procedures to both prevent and address all types of sexual discrimination as well as to support trainees who have been victimized.

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“…Athyglisverð rannsókn birtist í JAMA 2016 og var þar skoðað umfang kynbundinnar mismununar, munur á starfsþróun kynjanna og kynferðisleg áreitni á vinnustað meðal þeirra sem þáðu rannsóknarstyrk NIH -National Institutes of Health á árun-um 2006 til 2009. 2 Svarhlutfall var um 62%, jafnt meðal kynjanna og náði rannsóknin til 1066 einstaklinga. Niðurstöður sýndu að 30,4% kvenna höfðu orðið fyrir kynferðislegri áreitni á móti 4,2% karla; af þessum konum höfðu 40% orðið fyrir alvarlegri kynferðislegri áreitni á vinnustað og sagði meirihluti það hafa haft neikvaeð áhrif á faglegt sjálfstraust og áhrif á starfsþróun þeirra.…”

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Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Experiences of Academic Medical Faculty

Cited by 351 publications

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Physician mothers’ experience of workplace discrimination: a qualitative analysis

Physician mothers’ experience of workplace discrimination: a qualitative analysis

What If a Resident or Medical Student Is Raped? Hospitals' and Academic Medical Centers' Title IX Obligations

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