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- Title
Women in Gastroenterology: What Is the Current Situation? Results of an Italian National Survey.
- Authors
Venezia, Ludovica; Labarile, Nunzia; Maselli, Roberta; Benedetti, Antonio; Annibale, Bruno; Parodi, Maria Caterina; Soncini, Marco; Zingone, Fabiana
- Abstract
Background: Many women grow up dreaming of becoming doctors, preferring specialties that allow more focus on time outside the hospital and on family life. Nowadays, specialties, like gastroenterology, have still a significant gender gap. Methods: Based on this known discrepancy, a web-based questionnaire was designed by the Young Component of the Scientific Committee of the Federation of Italian Scientific Societies of Digestive Diseases 2023 (FISMAD) to examine the current situation of female gastroenterologists in Italy. The survey, designed specifically for this study, was sent by email to all female gastroenterologists and residents gastroenterologists, members of the three major Italian societies of Gastroenterology. Results: A total of 423 female physicians responded to the survey: 325 (76.8%) had full-time employment, and only a few had an academic career (7.2%). The main occupations were outpatient clinics (n = 288, 68%) and diagnostic endoscopy (n = 289, 68.3%); only 175 (41.3%) performed interventional endoscopy. One hundred and forty-seven (34.7%) had the chance to attend a master in advanced or interventional endoscopy, while 133 (31.4%) faced disadvantages that enabled them to attend. Of the 244 (58%) who reported feeling underappreciated, 194 (79.5%) said it was due to gender bias. We found that women doctors considered themselves disadvantaged compared with men doctors due to career opportunities (n = 338), salary negotiations (n = 64), and training opportunities (n = 144). Conclusions: In conclusion, gastroenterology still has a long way to go before approaching greater gender parity.
- Subjects
ITALY; WOMEN physicians; VOCATIONAL guidance; GASTROENTEROLOGY; EDUCATORS; SEX discrimination
- Publication
Digestive Diseases & Sciences, 2024, Vol 69, Issue 6, p1990
- ISSN
0163-2116
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10620-024-08407-8