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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 6/2022

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 | Issue 6/2022

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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.1
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Metadata
Title
Institutionalized Misogyny: A Call to Action
Authors
Nora V. Becker, MD, PhD
Nicole M. Hadeed, MD
Allison L. Ruff, MD
Publication date
01-05-2022
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 6/2022
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-021-07266-7

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