Changes and challenges for women in academic obstetrics and gynecology

In obstetrics and gynecology, more than 60% of current residents and 36% of medical school faculty are women. However, fewer than 10% of professors and only a small number of department chairs and organizational leaders are women. This paper reviews the data on the growing number of women in obstetr...

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Published inAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology Vol. 180; no. 4; pp. 837 - 848
Main Author Seltzer, Vicki L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Mosby, Inc 01.04.1999
Subjects
Data Collection
Faculty, Medical
Female
gender equity
Gynecology
Humans
Internship and Residency - trends
Obstetrics
Physicians, Women
Prejudice
Schools, Medical - organization & administration
United States
Women in medical academia
Workforce
gender equity
Women in medical academia
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Summary:In obstetrics and gynecology, more than 60% of current residents and 36% of medical school faculty are women. However, fewer than 10% of professors and only a small number of department chairs and organizational leaders are women. This paper reviews the data on the growing number of women in obstetrics and gynecology, and in medicine in general, during the past 25 years. It reviews some of the challenges that women have faced and some strategies to enhance equitable opportunities. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 1999;180:837-48.)
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ISSN:0002-9378
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70654-X