Networking practices and gender inequities in academic medicine: Women's and men's perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies of gender inequities in academic medicine suggest the negative impact of men's networking practices, but little is known about how they shape faculty experiences.

Methods

In this qualitative study, in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 52 women and 52 men academic medicine faculty members at 16 institutions across the US in 2019. Interviews explored participants' experiences and perceptions of gender inequities in academic medicine, including perceptions of men's networking practices. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim, and transcripts were analyzed using a mixture of deductively and inductively generated codes.

Findings

Qualitative analysis of interview transcripts identified different dominant themes: (1) Women we

SUBMITTER: Murphy M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8921538 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature