Working harder for less — under-represented in medicine women in academic and clinical urology

The gender gap among urologists is narrowing, but representation of women from under-represented in medicine (URiM) groups remains low. URiM women face the added challenge of contending with tokenism. Intentional sponsorship and coaching, as well as institutional efforts to establish an inclusive an...

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Published in:Nature reviews. Urology 2023-07, Vol.20 (7), p.402-404
Main Authors: Ghanney Simons, Efe Chantal, Nettey, Oluwarotimi S.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Academic achievement
Accreditation
African Americans
Career advancement
Comment
Curricula
Female
Gender
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Medical education
Medical schools
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mentors
Role models
Urology
Women
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Summary:The gender gap among urologists is narrowing, but representation of women from under-represented in medicine (URiM) groups remains low. URiM women face the added challenge of contending with tokenism. Intentional sponsorship and coaching, as well as institutional efforts to establish an inclusive and equitable workplace culture, are imperative to abolish the lag in promotion and academic achievement of these women.
ISSN:1759-4812
1759-4820
DOI:10.1038/s41585-023-00767-6