Sexual harassment and gender discrimination in gynecologic oncology
| Autor: | Kenneth Seier, Carol L. Brown, C.M. Tarney, Marina Stasenko, Yovanni Casablanca |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male 0301 basic medicine medicine.medical_specialty Gender discrimination Demographics Attitude of Health Personnel Sexism Specialty Gynecologic oncology Medical Oncology Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physicians Humans Medicine Societies Medical Response rate (survey) business.industry Compensation (psychology) Obstetrics and Gynecology Middle Aged Reprisal 030104 developmental biology Sexual Harassment Oncology Gynecology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Family medicine Harassment Female business |
| Zdroj: | Gynecol Oncol |
| ISSN: | 0090-8258 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.08.014 |
| Popis: | Objective To determine the prevalence of sexual harassment and perceptions of gender disparities affecting the careers of physicians in gynecologic oncology. Methods We conducted a survey of US physician members of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology. Participants were queried about demographics, sexual harassment experiences during training/practice, and perceptions of gender disparities in compensation and career advancement. Responses were categorized as “never” versus “ever” and compared using Fisher's exact test. Results The survey was sent to 1566 members—405 (255 females, 147 males, 3 other) responded (response rate 26%). Sixty-four percent reported having experienced sexual harassment during training/practice. Sexual harassment was experienced by 71% of females and 51% of males. Of these respondents, only 14.5% reported it. Reasons for not reporting included: “incident did not seem important enough” (40%); “did not think anything would be done about it” (37%); and “fear of reprisal” (34%). Female respondents were more likely to report gender affected their career advancement (34% vs. 10%; p ≤ .001) and compensation (64% vs. 19%; p ≤ .001); males were more likely to report no gender income disparity (91% vs. 57%; p ≤ .001). Conclusions Sexual harassment during training/practice appears common among male and female gynecologic oncologists. Although most are aware of how to report an incident, few do so, mostly for fear of reprisal or concern nothing will be done. Despite practicing in a field defined by caring for women, female physicians more often perceive gender influences their compensation and career advancement. Awareness of these issues can lead to their elimination from our specialty. |
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