Diversity and perception of equity and respect in the Society of Skeletal Radiology (SSR).

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess the perception of equity and respect in the workplace and within the SSR. We hypothesized that responses would differ by gender and minorities underrepresented in medicine (URiM) status.

Methods

An electronic survey was sent to 1,531 SSR members between January 2020 and March 2020 to determine perception of equity and respect. Descriptive statistics were calculated, and analysis of differences in response by gender/minority status was performed using the Fisher's exact test. The study was exempt from IRB approval.

Results

There were 176 responses (11.5%). Most respondents (61.9%) were between 30 and 50 years. Members identified as male (M) in 74.4%, as female (F) in 25.0%, and as "other" in 0.6%. URiM comprised 9.1% of members. Women worked more comm

SUBMITTER: Bredella MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8413112 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature