Published in:
01-05-2022 | Viewpoint
Institutionalized Misogyny: A Call to Action
Authors:
Nora V. Becker, MD, PhD, Nicole M. Hadeed, MD, Allison L. Ruff, MD
Published in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Issue 6/2022
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Excerpt
Gender disparities in academic medicine are widely described. Many have posited the role of subtler manifestations of bias, and the term microaggression has become mainstream, describing subtle verbal and nonverbal behaviors that are brief, commonplace, and borne of unconscious bias. Microaggressions communicate negative attitudes towards a marginalized group and are suspected to have cumulative psychological impacts that ultimately erode well-being, mental health, self-confidence, and performance.
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