Association of Physician Characteristics With Perceptions and Experiences of Gender Equity in an Academic Internal Medicine Department.

ABSTRACT: Importance:The persistence of inequities that disadvantage women physicians remains empirically underexplained. Understanding the cultural factors that are associated with disparities in harassment, discrimination, remuneration, and career trajectory are critical to addressing inequities. Objectives:To explore how physicians perceive the climate for women physicians and compare perceptions and experiences of gender inequity among physicians based on characteristics including gender, faculty status, parental status, and years in practice. Design, Setting, and Participants:This sequential, explanatory, mixed-methods qualitative study used the Culture Conducive to Women's Academic Success (CCWAS; range 45-225, with higher scores indicating better perceived culture toward women), followed by i

SUBMITTER: Ruzycki SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6902791 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature