Women in the Health Profession: Between Equality and Inequalities

This paper aims to analyze the obstacles that female doctors should fight along their career. We affirm that the process of feminization of professions like Medicine does not result in an improvement for women professional careers. We also affirm that leadership positions are not distributed proport...

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Published in:Cuadernos de relaciones laborales 2012-01, Vol.30 (2), p.497-518
Main Authors: Pastor Gosalbez, Ma Inmaculada, Belzunegui Eraso, Angel, Ponton Merino, Paloma
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Careers
Feminization
Health Care Services
Hospitals
Leadership
Medicine
Physicians
Students
Working Women
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Summary:This paper aims to analyze the obstacles that female doctors should fight along their career. We affirm that the process of feminization of professions like Medicine does not result in an improvement for women professional careers. We also affirm that leadership positions are not distributed proportionately between men and women. The increase of women among Medicine students, residents and doctors is not accompanied by a proportional growth of women in management and leadership positions in hospitals, but there is a low representation of women in top positions. We also point that medical practice is not unrelated to gender discrimination existing in our society but, unlike the widespread view, is a reflection. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:1131-8635
DOI:10.5209/rev_CRLA.2012.v30.n2.40210