Has a critical mass of women resulted in gender equity in gynecologic surgery?
CA Heisler, K Mark, J Ton, P Miller… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Gender equity in medicine and surgery has recently received widespread attention. Unlike
surgical specialties that remain predominantly male, the majority of obstetrician-
gynecologists have been women for nearly a decade, and women have composed the
majority of trainees since the 1990s. Despite a critical mass of women, biases related to
gender persist in the field. Professional and behavioral expectations of men and women
gynecologists remain different for patients and workplace colleagues. Gender discrimination …
surgical specialties that remain predominantly male, the majority of obstetrician-
gynecologists have been women for nearly a decade, and women have composed the
majority of trainees since the 1990s. Despite a critical mass of women, biases related to
gender persist in the field. Professional and behavioral expectations of men and women
gynecologists remain different for patients and workplace colleagues. Gender discrimination …
