Perceived gender-based barriers to careers in academic surgery

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 263-268

  Cochran, Amalia ^a   Hauschild, Tricia ^a   Elder, William B ^a   Neumayer, Leigh A ^a   Brasel, Karen J ^b   Crandall, Marie L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic surgery; Career development; Education; Gender; Glass ceiling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAREER; CAREER PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC SURGERY; CAREER DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; GENDER; GLASS CEILING;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXISM; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84880572696     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.07.044     Document Type: Article

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