Extent and types of gender-based discrimination against female medical students and physicians at five university hospitals in Germany - results of an online survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is a gap in research on gender-based discrimination (GBD) in medical education and practice in Germany. This study therefore examines the extent and forms of GBD among female medical students and physicians in Germany. Causes, consequences and possible interventions of GBD are discussed.

Methods

Female medical students (n=235) and female physicians (n=157) from five university hospitals in northern Germany were asked about their personal experiences with GBD in an online survey on self-efficacy expectations and individual perceptions of the "glass ceiling effect" using an open-ended question regarding their own experiences with GBD. The answers were analyzed by content analysis using inductive category formation and relative category frequencies

SUBMITTER: Tameling JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10728668 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature