Sexual Harassment in Ophthalmology.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

High rates of sexual harassment were reported among ophthalmologists who responded to a survey in 2018. A comparison with the rates in 2023 seems warranted following increased initiatives to combat sexual harassment.

Objectives

To compare the rates and characteristics of sexual harassment in ophthalmology from survey respondents in 2018 and 2023 and to investigate rates of gender discrimination among the 2023 respondents.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cross-sectional, observational survey study, the survey was administered anonymously using Google Forms through the Women in Ophthalmology email blast list from August 25 to September 25, 2023. Primarily female ophthalmologists or ophthalmology trainees were surveyed in the United States and Canada

SUBMITTER: Killeen OJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11843456 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature