The Careers and Professional Well-Being of Women Oncologists During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Responding for Tomorrow

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated gender inequity in medicine, with women physicians reporting greater household responsibilities than their men counterparts and steeper barriers to career advancement. The pandemic highlighted the systemic assumptions and challenges faced by women physicians, which...

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Published inJournal of medical Internet research Vol. 25; no. 1; p. e47784
Main Authors Majmudar, Shivani, Graff, Stephanie L, Kays, Marah, Braz, Beatriz X, Matt-Amaral, Laurie, Markham, Merry J, Subbiah, Ishwaria M, Bergsland, Emily, Jain, Shikha
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Toronto Gunther Eysenbach MD MPH, Associate Professor 21.08.2023
JMIR Publications
Subjects
Burnout
Cancer
Career advancement
Clinical medicine
Compensation
COVID-19
Gender
Inequality
Medicine
Mental health
Multimedia
Oncologists
Oncology
Pandemics
Physicians
Productivity
Responsibilities
Well being
Womens health
Workforce
Working women
Workplaces
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated gender inequity in medicine, with women physicians reporting greater household responsibilities than their men counterparts and steeper barriers to career advancement. The pandemic highlighted the systemic assumptions and challenges faced by women physicians, which we anticipate is also true in our field of oncology. Prior literature suggests that women physicians were tasked with increased personal and professional responsibilities without compensation for their additional work, as well as derailments in career progression and significant burnout. Our aims are to highlight areas of opportunity to optimize the workplace experience of the oncology workforce and to invest in the professional well-being and sustainability of women oncologists as a step toward global workplace equity and future pandemic preparedness.
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ISSN:1438-8871
1439-4456
1438-8871
DOI:10.2196/47784