Equality men-female among doctors: "The path is still long but it is shorter than before"

WUD: 44% of women doctors see their sex as a professional obstacle, is it a figure that evolves up or down?

VD: This is the first survey with this type of question that we carry out at Medscape, so there is no direct comparison.Nevertheless, during our last investigation into sexual harassment in the medical environment, it appeared that the exercise was more difficult for women doctors given the impact of harassment on their working conditions (1 woman in 6 victim of 6'A colleague, 1 in 3 doctor indicates that harassment has repercussions on his work)).

Wud: Do we feel a difference with the rise of feminist speeches or is the path still long?

VD: There are several changes that take place (according to the testimonies that we have received)): release of the word of women's doctors (as in the other professions, on the #MeToo wave)), awareness of inequality linkedSex among male colleagues, implemented official measures (law against harassment, wage parity law, law on paternity holidays, etc..)).So the path is still long...But he is shorter than before.

Wud: How to explain that patients take women less seriously?Does the problem come from the company or the medical sector itself?

Egalité hommes-femmes chez les médecins : « le chemin est encore longBut he is shorter than before »

VD : Selon les témoignages, ce sont surtout les personnes plus âgées qui ont des difficultés à percevoir les femmes dans des rôles hiérarchiques plus élevés (médecins versus infirmières par exemple)) ; la "méprise" serait moins fréquente chez les patients plus jeunes. Concernant le secteur médical, étant donné que la profession de médecin est encore très valorisée dans la société (statut social élevé)), elle garde encore une image d'autorité masculine - ceci pourrait bien changer puisque d'ici 2022-2023 la majorité des médecins seront des femmes.

Wud: How to develop things?

VD: awareness is the first step.Again, given that there will be a turning point demographically, we can be optimistic and think that inequalities will fade...

WUD: How can we also explain that women feel less comfortable in management positions?

VD : Certaines expliquent qu'elles ne sont pas écoutées, ni prises au sérieux par des confrères, mais aussi par des collègues qui ont pourtant un poste hiérarchique moins élevé (infirmiers, brancardiers)), donc elles se sentent moins soutenues ; plusieurs disent devoir faire doublement leurs preuves comparativement à leurs confrères masculins....All this certainly does not help self -confidence.Afterwards, there can be a bias in the interpretation of what "self -confidence" is between women and men. Perfectionnisme et syndrome de la bonne élève pour les unes (elles se jugeraient elles-mêmes plus sévèrement)), et surévaluation de leurs capacités/compétences pour les autres (les hommes ont plus tendance à se croire plus intelligents, selon une étude de 2018)).

Read also: be a doctor's woman: a slowdown in the career?

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