The treatment of female doctors in particular has come under the spotlight in recent months, as more women speak up. In April, several female surgeons spoke to the Times newspaper about the male-dominated world of surgery and the harassment they faced from colleagues.
Thank you for your article which highlights the continuing endemic issue of sexism and harassment in medicine. For years we have all heard about the MeToo campaign, with professions opening up and telling their stories of gendered abuse and sexism, from the media and film communities right up to our current governing bodies. However medicine and more broadly the healthcare community have been slower to take action.
Women in Surgery chair Tamzin Cuming interviews the founders of the Surviving in Scrubs website and the stories from surgeons about their experiences in the workplace.
Surviving in Scrubs co-founder Chelcie Jewitt speaks alongside Simon Fleming to Rona Dougall.
In the UK, in response to the #MeToo movement, multiple industries have been opening up and discussing sexism and sexual abuse. In recent years attention has been drawn to the film, legal, charitable, and government sectors as employees have disclosed their experiences.
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It took a few years working as a doctor before I realised there was something very wrong with how I and other female colleagues were being treated by the men working alongside us.
Surviving in Scrubs co-founders Becky Cox and Chelcie Jewitt speak to Krupa Padhy.
The co-founders of the Surviving in Scrubs campaign discuss their work to expose and highlight cases of sexism, sexual harassment, and sexual assault in healthcare.
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