Expert interview reveals pervasive systemic sexism affecting women in academic medicine during Covid-19, highlighting the urgent need for open dialogue to achieve gender equity.
Interview with Dr. Reshma Jagsi on the effects of Covid-19 on women in academic medicine and opportunities for promoting equity. (10:29)Download Sexism is not about the culture intrinsic to a specific health care system; it is pervasive throughout clinical and academic medicine. Gender equity in medicine won’t materialize until mainstream dialogue is overrun with stories about sexism.
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