The third issue of VOICES features stories from women surgeons who have experienced gender discrimination and harassment in the workplace. The narratives and accompanying commentaries expose themes of sexism, sexual assault, respect, safety, and equal opportunity in the operating room and beyond.
Voices In Medicine
The Voices Unheard podcast exists to illuminate and amplify the frequently unheard voices of physicians and surgeons in today’s healthcare system.
Women in surgery
We should be asking how to make the specialty somewhere women want to work.
The profession is rife with sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination—and that needs to change.
Survey: Most female gynecologic oncologists have faced workplace bullying, harassment
We cannot just place women into leadership positions and think that that's going to fix the problem. We need transparency in our metrics, communications and advancement.
Oversized and overlooked: Women surgeons struggle to find equipment that fits
Not much says ‘you don’t belong in this profession’ like the lack of appropriately sized instruments available for surgeons who are women.
My Struggle With “Chronic Invisibility”
A surgeon pushes back on the chronic “invisibility” of being a surgeon who is a woman.
Women 32% more likely to die after operation by male surgeon, study reveals
Female patients found to have 15% more chance of a bad outcome than if procedure was performed by a woman
Patients get better care from doctors who are women. But sexism persists in medicine
Even as more women have entered the profession, they are often diminished or overlooked.
#MeToo in Surgery: A discussion with Pringl Miller, M.D. and Sarah Temkin, MD October 22, 2020 at the Bander Center for Medical Ethics. A discussion of the ethics of gender equity in the traditionally masculine surgical workforce and how we get there.
Occupational segregation applied to surgery means that as women enter the field the profession is overall de-valued. This has already happened as gynecology has been feminized.
What happens when unprofessional behavior is reported to other women? The associated podcast is an interview with Dr. Temkin, and a discussion about the way women in medicine are treated and treat each other.
Symposium Celebrating Women Surgeons Around the World
Powerful testimonials from women surgeons, from Europe to the United States, from Africa to Australia and Asia.
Ep. 21: Dr. Jennifer Weiss
“Don’t blame the canary - this coalmine is toxic.” Battling moral injury in the surgical workforce.
'A very well-kept secret': Women doctors detail widespread sexism in medicine
Yahoo Finance spoke to several women in the medical field about their own experiences with gender discrimination.
Clinicians must critically evaluate the stereotypes that they assign to one another. A diversity of training and backgrounds is beneficial to patient care.
