{"id":3631,"date":"2021-12-16T16:59:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T16:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=3631"},"modified":"2025-02-11T12:55:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T17:55:05","slug":"the-gender-gap-in-medical-specialties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2021\/12\/16\/the-gender-gap-in-medical-specialties\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gender Gap in Medical Specialties"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column3631_a19395-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column3631_a19395-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3631_a19395-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column3631_a19395-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3631_a19395-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3631_a19395-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3631_a19395-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3631_a19395-11{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3631_a19395-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column3631_a19395-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3631_a19395-11 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>In an article in the \u201cJournal of Business Diversity,\u201d WilmU D.B.A. alumni Drs. Jay Pickern and Helena Costakis found that stigma associated with women medical students discourages them from going into male-dominated specialties, even though female medical students typically get higher grades than their male classmates. \u201cMedical specialties are missing out on talent,\u201d they write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/articlegateway.com\/index.php\/JBD\/article\/view\/4074\/3879\">research<\/a>,&nbsp;<em>Enacted Stigmatization and &nbsp;Stigma Consciousness of Female Physicians: Exploring the Potential Impact on Choice of Medical Specialty<\/em>, found that women are more likely to practice in pediatrics, OB\/GYN, allergies and family medicine, while men specialized in orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, thoracic surgery and interventional radiology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a critical concern for healthcare management and administration as enacted stigmatization and stigma consciousness have adverse work outcomes\u2026 as well as human resources factors like recruiting and talent management, employee relations (such as wellbeing and psychological safety) and employee job performance,\u201d they write.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an article in the \u201cJournal of Business Diversity,\u201d WilmU D.B.A. alumni Drs. 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