Women In Medicine

In a matter of months, the world’s attention has turned almost exclusively to the fight against COVID-19, with still unknown, hitherto unimaginable impacts to every facet of society.

Numerous barriers have resulted in unequal compensation, limited earning potential and fewer opportunities for career advancement for women in medicine, according to a speaker at the virtual Women in Medicine Summit.

Men can play an important role as advocates for women in the workplace in medical-related positions and beyond, according to presenters at this year’s virtual Women in Medicine Summit.

Surveyed female medical students indicated they were more interested in nonsurgical specialties than their male counterparts, according to research presented at the Women in Medicine Summit.

Although gender equity improves productivity, creativity and communication in the workplace, women in medicine continue to be underrepresented in leadership positions and earn less than their male counterparts, according to Women in Medicine Summit keynote speaker Darilyn V. Moyer, MD, FACP, FRCP, FIDSA.

Early engagement with students, guidelines for choosing speakers at meetings and forums, and addressing unique burnout issues for women are all key elements of balancing gender in the field of oncology.

EFORT recently shared its first promotional video for the Virtual EFORT Congress — VEC — provided by Prof. Philippe Neyret, VEC 2020 Congress President.

This year’s Women in Medicine Summit will be held virtually on Oct. 9-10. The conference will address disparities in compensation, promotion and other career advancement opportunities among women in health care.

Although there is gender parity regarding first-authorship in research articles, women in rheumatology are still underrepresented in senior authorship positions, according to findings published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

Among academic rheumatologists, women have fewer total publications compared with men, and are less likely than men to be full or associate professors, according to findings published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.