The case for renaming women’s body parts
Take a tour of the female pelvis, and you’ll encounter a few incongruous people along the way. How did James Douglas end up tucked behind…
Tag: Gender
Doctors demand apology over ‘bikini’ study
References to dress standards are akin to 'slut shaming' writes Perth surgeon Dr Nikki Stamp and colleagues of a now-retracted study.
Gender pay gap between gastroenterologists persists: US
Male academic specialists are continuing to outearn their female counterparts, especially higher up the ladder, a study suggests
Women trainee surgeons less likely to win awards
Findings reflect 'unconscious bias' against female surgeons that requires action, author says.
Doctors need gender-specific drug dosages, say researchers
Researchers call for more information on sex differences to be available to prescribers.
Is medical education ‘too male, too pale and too stale’?
UK students responding to a survey on gender bias report that if you don't look like 'an old white guy' you're not welcome: BMJ Open.
Menopause ‘taboo’ fuelling exodus of female doctors
Flexible working conditions and physical changes in clinics could help retain doctors, the British Medical Association says.
Doctors post bikini pics in protest at ‘unprofessional’ claims
Female medics have flooded social media with swimwear photos after a now retracted journal article slammed such images as 'inappropriate'.
Outrage after psychiatric trainees asked about pregnancy plans
When a specialist program applicant was asked about her future family plans, psychiatrist Dr Jackie Rakov took to Twitter to highlight the rampant …
Doctors cop abuse over mask advocacy
UK GP Professor Trish Greenhalgh spoke out on Twitter saying some of the vilification had come from colleagues.
