Background: Over the past twenty years explicit gender bias toward women in surgery has
been replaced by more subtle barriers, which represent indirect forms of discrimination and …

Purpose LGBTQ+ medical trainees experience significant discrimination. These individuals
are stigmatized within a hetero-and cis-normative system, resulting in poorer outcomes in …

Diversity is broadly defined as the inclusion of varied attributes or characteristics. In the
medical community, diversity often includes healthcare professionals, trainees, educators …

ABSTRACT Study Objective To describe the proportion of female faculty in departmental
administrative and educational leadership roles in Obstetrics and Gynecology departments …

Background Studies have shown that diverse care teams optimize patient outcomes.
Describing the current representation of women and minorities has been a critical step in …

In this commentary, we describe historical and other influences that drive “double
discrimination” in gynecologic surgery—lower pay in the area of surgery that boasts the …

Equality, equity, and parity in the workplace are necessary to optimize patient care across all
aspects of medicine. Gender-based inequities remain an obstacle to quality of care …

OBJECTIVE Sexual harassment has many short-and long-term consequences and greatly
impacts the clinical work environment, job satisfaction, job performance, and mental …

Obstetricians know the statistics—1 out of every 10 babies is born premature; preeclampsia
affects 1 in 25 pregnant people; the United States has the highest rate of maternal mortality …

Objective Women make up a majority of the gynecologic oncology workforce. Increasing the
numbers of women in leadership has been proposed as a path towards professional gender …