Sexual harassment and gender discrimination in gynecologic oncology.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the prevalence of sexual harassment and perceptions of gender disparities affecting the careers of physicians in gynecologic oncology.

Methods

We conducted a survey of US physician members of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology. Participants were queried about demographics, sexual harassment experiences during training/practice, and perceptions of gender disparities in compensation and career advancement. Responses were categorized as "never" versus "ever" and compared using Fisher's exact test.

Results

The survey was sent to 1566 members-405 (255 females, 147 males, 3 other) responded (response rate 26%). Sixty-four percent reported having experienced sexual harassment during training/practice. Sexual harassment was experienced by 71% of female

SUBMITTER: Stasenko M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7584749 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature