Women Physicians and Promotion in Academic Medicine

Richter, Kimber P.; Clark, Lauren; Wick, Jo; Cruvinel, Érica; Durham, Dianne; Shaw, Pamela A.; Shih, Grace; Befort, Christie A.; Simari, Robert D.

doi:10.1056/nejmsa1916935

Cited by 321 publications

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“…These findings are in accordance with the rate of 9% of women Anesthesia and Intensive Care full professors previously reported by Godier et al [9]. The Association of American Medical College showed that the gap between women and men advancement still existed in 2019 [10] and a large recent study reported this gap has not been narrowing over time [11]. In our study, one-third of the women intensivists (34%) felt they had been disadvantaged because of their gender.…”

Section: Quality Of Life According To Working Hours Quality Of Life According To Academic Statussupporting

confidence: 92%

Perceived inequity, professional and personal fulfillment by women intensivists in France

Hauw‐Berlemont

Aubron

Aïssaoui

et al. 2021

Ann. Intensive Care

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Background The medical workforce has been feminized for the last two decades worldwide. Nonetheless, women remain under-represented among intensivists. We conducted a survey among French women intensivists to assess their professional and personal quality of life and their perception of potential gender discrimination at work. Methods We conducted an observational descriptive study by sending a survey, designed by the group FEMMIR (FEmmes Médecins en Médecine Intensive Réanimation), to women intensivists in France, using primarily the Société de Réanimation de Langue Française (SRLF) mailing list. The questionnaire was also available online between September 2019 and January 2020 and women intensivists were encouraged to answer through email reminders. It pertained to five main domains, including demographic characteristics, work position, workload and clinical/research activities, self-fulfillment scale, perceived discrimination at work and suggested measures to implement. Results Three hundred and seventy-one women responded to the questionnaire, among whom 16% had an academic position. Being a woman intensivist and pregnancy were both considered to increase difficulties in careers’ advancement by 31% and 73% of the respondents, respectively. Almost half of the respondents (46%) quoted their quality of life equal to or lower than 6 on a scale varying from 1 (very bad quality of life) to 10 (excellent quality of life). They were 52% to feel an imbalance between their personal and professional life at the cost of their personal life. Gender discrimination has been experienced by 55% of the respondents while 37% confided having already been subject of bullying or harassment. Opportunities to adjust their work timetable including part-time work, better considerations for pregnant women including increasing the number of intensivists and the systematic replacement during maternity leave, and the respect of the law regarding the paternity leave were suggested as key measures to enable better professional and personal accomplishment by women intensivists. Conclusion In this first large French survey in women intensivists, we pointed out issues felt by women intensivists that included an imbalance between professional and personal life, a perceived loss of opportunity due to the fact of being a woman, frequent reported bullying or harassment and a lack of consideration of the needs related to pregnancy and motherhood.

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Section: Quality Of Life According To Working Hours Quality Of Life According To Academic Statussupporting

confidence: 92%

Perceived inequity, professional and personal fulfillment by women intensivists in France

Hauw‐Berlemont

Aubron

Aïssaoui

et al. 2021

Ann. Intensive Care

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“…The gap was not narrowed in the 35-year time frame of the study. 4 During the pandemic, women have paid a high price. In addition to the high welfare burdens, they have had to care for children and elderly parents more often than men.…”

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confidence: 99%

Has COVID-19 had a greater impact on female than male oncologists? Results of the ESMO Women for Oncology (W4O) Survey

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Background: European Society for Medical Oncology Women for Oncology (ESMO W4O) research has previously shown under-representation of female oncologists in leadership roles. As early reports suggested disproportionate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on women, the ESMO W4O Committee initiated a study on the impact of the pandemic on the lives of female and male oncologists. Methods: A questionnaire was sent to ESMO members and put on the ESMO website between 8 June 2020 and 2 July 2020. Questions focused on the working (hospital tasks, laboratory tasks, science) and home (household management, childcare, parent care, personal care) lives of oncologists during and after COVID-19-related lockdowns. Results: Of 649 respondents, 541 completed the questionnaire. Of these, 58% reported that COVID-19 had affected their professional career, 83% of whom said this was in a negative way (85% of women versus 76% of men). Approximately 86% reported that COVID-19 had changed their personal life and 82% their family life. Women were again significantly more affected than men: personal life (89% versus 78%; P ¼ 0.001); family life (84% versus 77%; P ¼ 0.037). During lockdowns, women reported increased time spent on hospital and laboratory tasks compared with men (53% versus 46% and 33% versus 26%, respectively) and a significantly higher proportion of women than men spent less time on science (39% versus 25%) and personal care (58% versus 39%). After confinement, this trend remained for science (42% versus 23%) and personal care (55% versus 36%). Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the professional and home lives of oncologists, especially women. Reduced research time for female oncologists may have long-lasting career consequences, especially for those at key stages in their career. The gender gap for promotion to leadership positions may widen further as a result of the pandemic.

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“…Nonetheless, despite equal representation of female medical graduates for decades, this has not J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f materialized [11], giving rise to the metaphor of a leaking pipeline. Professors and chairs tend to select coworkers, board members or project leaders according to criteria, which have been developed and validated on the stereotype of the male leader.…”

Section: Gender Inequality In Academia Is Not Newmentioning

confidence: 99%

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic puts the spotlight on gender inequality in clinical research

Søgaard

Nilsson

Tacconelli

2021

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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Women Physicians and Promotion in Academic Medicine

Cited by 321 publications

References 16 publications

Perceived inequity, professional and personal fulfillment by women intensivists in France

Perceived inequity, professional and personal fulfillment by women intensivists in France

Has COVID-19 had a greater impact on female than male oncologists? Results of the ESMO Women for Oncology (W4O) Survey

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic puts the spotlight on gender inequality in clinical research

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