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U.S. healthcare workers face a number of pressures in their jobs today, including economic strains, a growing physician shortage, and high rates of work-related burnout. These challenges drive many medical professionals to reassess their careers, explore opportunities for greater autonomy and work-life balance, and in certain cases, even consider new career pursuits outside of medicine altogether. Doximity’s report shows that...
RESOURCE CREATED BY: HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL This article was written by Hannah Riley Bowles, Linda Babcock, and Kathleen McGinn, and was originally published by the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology in March 2005. Gender gaps are more likely to emerge in negotiations when there is a lack of clarity about compensation or price standards. Introduction Women have been shown...
by Lisa S. Rotenstein and Jessica Dudley Data from the Harvard Kennedy School shows that women negotiate for lower compensation than men do in the absence of clear industry standards but negotiate for equal salaries when standard salary information was available, suggesting the value of creating environments in which information about compensation is shared across gender lines. Indefensible differences in...
How you respond to sexism in the workplace matters. “While men should continue interrupting sexism at work, they should also recognize that some responses may not be as effective as they think.” Sexism can persist in a variety of forms including benevolent sexism and hostile sexism. Benevolent sexism is defined by “attitudes, practices, and actions that seem positive — such...
Why does practicing medicine take a greater toll on women? Compared to men, women physicians spend more time per patient, documenting electronic medical records, and handling non-professional responsibilities. As a result, women physicians have higher rates of burnout and depression and lower rates of professional fulfillment. These findings also shed light on other differences between female and male physicians in...
The 2021 Doximity data showed there are no medical specialties in which women earned the same or more than men in 2021. “The physician gender pay gap has increased over the last five years, even when controlled for specialty, location, and years of experience. In 2021, the gender pay gap was 28.2%, which represents over $122,000 difference in compensation in...
Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the interaction and exchange of information between women surgeons. The following Gender Equity Toolkit provides research and resources for career advancement, the gender salary gap, negotiation, and sexual harassment.
Women in surgery have similar career goals to men. Yet, women expect less, earn less, and represent fewer leadership positions. Female residents on average anticipate an ideal starting salary of $30,000 less than male residents. Women in this study anticipate working the same hours and retiring at the same age as their male counterparts. Given this, a $30,000 difference translated...
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