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
18th November 2019
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.
Dr Jill Tomlinson. Photo: Twitter
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,