Aussie doctors and journal in spat over equity
More than 35 doctors, co-led by Dr Jill Tomlinson, submitted a manuscript with just one word when the journal asked if there was equity in medicine
When an academic journal asked if there is gender equity in medicine, a group of doctors delivered a response that is reverberating through social media.
It all started last month when the MJA called for manuscripts on the topic ‘Women in medicine and medical leadership — is there gender equity?’
In response, a group of more than 30 doctors, most of whom were women, submitted a manuscript with just one word: ‘No.’
When the MJA declined to accept the manuscript because it was too short, the doctors decided to write a letter instead, co-author and hand surgeon Dr Jillian Tomlinson explained on Twitter, where the letter is trending.
