Towards gender balance in the Australian intensive care medicine workforce

Modra, Lucy; Yong, Sarah

doi:10.5694/mja2.50330

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“…Speaking at conferences represents an important opportunity to accelerate academic careers and representation in leadership positions. Culture differences may also act as a barrier ( 14 ) and both males and females can convey implicit bias. Both males and females were more likely to attribute hireability, competency, and worthiness of a higher starting salary to a male name versus a female name ( 15 ).…”

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Perceived Barriers to Professional Equality Among Women in Gastroenterology

Jones

Sharma

Heisler

et al. 2022

Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology

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Although significant progress relating to professional equality among men and women in medicine has been made over the past few decades, evidence derived from the medical literature suggests that inequity persists with respect to income, attainment of leadership positions, and professional advancement. These inequities have been observed to be more pronounced in gastroenterology. Literature relating to gender-specific barriers to professional equity in gastroenterology is limited. This qualitative study explored perceived barriers to professional equality among women in gastroenterology in Canada through focus groups using a World Café Approach. Several perceived barriers to professional equality were identified. Identification of barriers to professional equality is an important first step to creating meaningful interventions that address the root causes of gender-related inequity in gastroenterology.

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Perceived Barriers to Professional Equality Among Women in Gastroenterology

Jones

Sharma

Heisler

et al. 2022

Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology

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“…While gender balance is slowly improving, strategies to enhance the recruitment and retention of women are required. In response, the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society and the CICM have developed policies directed to prioritising gender equity …”

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The evolving role of intensive care in health care and society

Warrillow

Raper

2019

Medical Journal of Australia

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“…In 2017, 63.8% of surveyed clinical geneticists in Australia identified as female and 36.3% identified as male (Nisselle et al., 2019). Women have made up approximately half of medical graduates in Australia for several decades; however, this is not reflected in the current medical workforce (Bismark et al., 2015; Modra & Yong, 2019). In 2018, there were 255.3 male FTE medical practitioners compared to 159.9 female FTE medical practitioners per 100,000 people (Australian Institute of Health & Welfare, 2020).…”

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Gender imbalance in the genetic counseling profession: An Australasian perspective

Badman

2021

Journal of Genetic Counseling

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Gender imbalance exists in the genetic counseling profession, with approximately 95% of genetic counselors identifying as female. Genetic counseling programs in Australia have increased the proportion of male student enrolments in recent years, although this is yet to have an impact on gender balance in the profession more broadly. While significant resources have been allocated to improving female representation in traditionally male professions, there has not been a reciprocal movement of men into traditionally female professions. The lower status awarded to traditionally female roles creates a disincentive for men to choose non‐traditional career paths. Although genetic counselors have expertise in both genetics and counseling, the profession is viewed as a predominantly helping profession and therefore ‘women's work’. Men who work in traditionally female roles report role strain and stereotyping, which affect experiences at work and challenge personal identities. Male advantage is also documented, especially with respect to salary. There remains a lack of understanding of the effect of gender imbalance on aspects of patient care, genetic counselor training and education, and genetic counseling research.

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Towards gender balance in the Australian intensive care medicine workforce

Cited by 7 publications

References 19 publications

Perceived Barriers to Professional Equality Among Women in Gastroenterology

Perceived Barriers to Professional Equality Among Women in Gastroenterology

The evolving role of intensive care in health care and society

Gender imbalance in the genetic counseling profession: An Australasian perspective

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