Everyday Sexism
Every day of my working life in paediatrics, a patient has assumed I am a nurse. This is after I’ve already introduced myself as a doctor. Parents will often say ‘hold still while the nurse listens to your chest’ or…
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Every day of my working life in paediatrics, a patient has assumed I am a nurse. This is after I’ve already introduced myself as a doctor. Parents will often say ‘hold still while the nurse listens to your chest’ or…
Tap tap tap… You feel the sensation on your shoulder and you always knew they were coming. The Imposter Police have finally caught on to you and they are here to escort you out. You think “I know everyone here…
A recent article written by Dr. Karen Sibert was shared via social media, intending to help women avoid harassment in medicine. Unfortunately, although it was well-intended, the content was questionable. Written by a woman who reportedly went through training when…
In 1996, Peter Glick and Susan Fisk described two different expressions of sexism: hostile sexism and benevolent sexism. Hostile sexism is overt antagonism towards women that is prejudiced and easily recognized. However, benevolent sexism is described as, “a subjectively positive…
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The recent exposure of widespread sexual predation in the American media industry, from Harvey Weinstein to Bill O’Reilly, has elicited shock and sparked debate on violence against women in the United States. Sexual harassment isn’t the exclusive domain of show biz big…
In response to Dr. Martin’s Emergency Medicine News letter to the editor “Parenthood and Medicine, Each in Its Season” One of the things I have learned from being a mom of six kids and a chair of a busy emergency…