Erschienen in:
18.07.2018 | Editorial
Gender Pay Gaps in Medicine: Moving from Explanations to Action
verfasst von:
Brita Roy, MD, MPH, MHS
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 9/2018
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Excerpt
Almost one half of medical school students are now women, and women make up over one third of the total physician workforce. Yet gender inequities in physician compensation persist, with reported gender-based pay gaps of 16 to 37%.
1 Many potential explanations for this pay gap have been suggested, including prioritization of work-life balance, rates of working part-time, specialty choice, years of experience, fewer women in leadership roles and in senior positions, and lack of mentorship and sponsorship for women to promote career advancement. Prior studies have sought to control for many of these and found persistent gender disparities, but have thus far failed to account for the exact quantity and composition of hours worked (e.g., performing procedures versus teaching). …