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The toll of ‘invisible work’ on women in medicine
CHICAGO — “Women leaders are disproportionately doing the [invisible] work to make the company be better, and we need to do better for our women,” Shikha Jain, MD, FACP said here.
New AACR president aims to ‘impact the next generation’ through mentoring, opportunities
Lisa M. Coussens, PhD, FAACR, the 2022 to 2023 American Association for Cancer Research president, aims to make mentorship and education — for both junior faculty and undergraduate and high school students — a core focus of her term.
Male allyship of female physicians entails mentorship, equality at home
In his presentation at the Women In Medicine Summit, W. Brad Johnson, PhD, acknowledged the oddness of the fact that he and his co-presenter David G. Smith, PhD, were “two men at a women’s conference.”
Oncology resident emphasizes ‘demonstrable, active’ allyship with women
Gavin Jones, MD, was raised to “be the change” he wished to see in the world.
Male allies encourage female physicians to ‘recognize their greatness’
The way Mark Loehrke, MD, sees it, women in medicine face two types of obstacles in the workplace.
Male allies challenge systemic bias against female oncologists
For Thomas J. George, MD, FACP, being an ally to his female colleagues means challenging the status quo.
An ally to female oncologists promotes their work, shares opportunities
For Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCO, serving as an ally to his female colleagues is all in a day’s work.
Male allies should listen to, respect, seek equality for female oncologists
In his efforts to be an ally to his female colleagues in oncology, VK Gadi, MD, PhD, has learned that, sometimes, the wisest thing to say is nothing at all.