Historically, the physician professional identity and the organizational structure of Western
medicine have been defined by masculine norms such as authority and assertiveness. The …

This entry examines the theoretical perspectives on gender and the health professions. With
the increasing number of women in the medical profession, the gender aspects of practice …

Half of medical school graduates are women, but female doctors experience significant
professional tensions. Low numbers of women in leadership roles, high burnout and …

Background Internationally, there are increasing numbers of women entering medicine.
Although all countries have different health care systems and social contexts, all still show …

Background: Understanding the work habits, attitudes, and experiences of women
physicians is critical for optimal patient care. In a gendered work environment, obstacles …

Renee R. Anspach, University of Michigan widely The health-care system is a deeply
gendered so-read books, feminist writers developed a cial institution, often affecting men …

In 1959 only 6% of Canadian medical school graduates were women, but by 1989 they
accounted for 44%(Ryten 1989) and in 1990, women accounted for almost half of Canadian …

Women in medicine have made progress since Elizabeth Blackwell: the first women to
receive her medical degree in the United States in 1849. Yet although women currently …

Purpose This article describes the current position of women in the field of medicine.
Procedures Material was gathered using a MEDLINE search for recent articles on women's …

Whatever qualities are ascribed to femininity and whether these are attributed to nature or to
nurture, the characteristics women display as physicians are primarily determined by the …