The Surgical Sisterhood – The Experiences of wāhine Māori and Pasifika Aspiring Surgeons

The establishment of a culturally diverse surgical workforce, largely on the basis of gender, has been highly promoted in Australasia in the last decade. Despite this, discussions of gender diversity in surgery have largely excluded Indigenous women. This study presents the experiences of wāhine Māo...

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Published inQualitative health research Vol. 33; no. 1-2; pp. 106 - 116
Main Authors Tutone, Senitila, Fuimaono-Asafo, Atua, Wilson, Ailsa, Harwood, Matire, Love, Rachelle, Rahiri, Jamie-Lee
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2023
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Discrimination
Female
Female employees
Gender
Gender Identity
Humans
Indigenous peoples
Interviews
Mana
Maori People
Maoris
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Native peoples
New Zealand
Pacific Islander people
Qualitative research
Racial discrimination
Sex discrimination
Surgeons
Surgery
Training
Women
Workforce
New Zealand
Māori
diversity
mana wāhine
Pasifika
surgery
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Summary:The establishment of a culturally diverse surgical workforce, largely on the basis of gender, has been highly promoted in Australasia in the last decade. Despite this, discussions of gender diversity in surgery have largely excluded Indigenous women. This study presents the experiences of wāhine Māori and Pasifika doctors in Aotearoa, who formed a surgical sisterhood to support them towards applying for advanced surgical training. Utilising mana wāhine and Masi methodologies, semi-structured interpersonal interviews were undertaken with five wāhine who formed the surgical sisterhood. Following transcription and analysis of all interviews, four key themes were identified. These were mana wāhine, unity, our why and change on the horizon. These themes illustrate the complex and varied experiences of wāhine Māori and Pasifika and how they have navigated their surgical pathways amidst multiple layers of discrimination towards being in a position to apply for advanced surgical training.
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ISSN:1049-7323
1552-7557
DOI:10.1177/10497323221144929