VIDEO: Expert says: ‘The future is women in GI’
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MIAMI — An informal Twitter poll showed that women want more representation in leadership and to close the gender wage gap, Maria T. Abreu, MD, director of the Crohn’s and Colitis Center at the University of Miami, said in a Healio video exclusive.
“The future is women in gastroenterology, and I felt it was important to do research and figure out what it is that women want, what do we want the future to be,” Abreu, a presenter at the Scrubs & Heels Summit 2022, said.
Taking to Twitter, Abreu asked followers what they valued most: women in leadership, flexible schedules, family benefits or to close the gender gap in pay. Poll results revealed leadership and pay ranked as the top priorities for women.
Abreu also said that although the number of women trainees has increased to nearly 30%, more needs to be done to get that to about 50%.
“In order for that to happen, we also have to acknowledge that we have to make this a great workplace for women,” she added. “It's up to us to see how we can make the world a better place for women gastroenterologists.”
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