Women in academic surgery: Why is the playing field still not level?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 343-349

  Seemann, Natashia M ^a   Webster, Fiona ^a   Holden, Helen Alyx ^a   Moulton, Carol Anne E ^a,b   Baxter, Nancy ^a,c   Desjardins, Christine ^a   Cil, Tulin ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic; Gender; Surgeons; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHER; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; GENERAL SURGERY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CANADA; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; SEXISM; SURGEONS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84955577879     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.08.036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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