Men’s Fear of Mentoring in the #MeToo Era — What’s at Stake for Academic Medicine?
Women in medicine experience sexual harassment and discrimination, with some men fearing mentorship due to potential false allegations. This deprives women of career opportunities and perpetuates gender inequality. To address this, self-reflection and support are needed to create an inclusive environment and promote women's career advancement in medicine.
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In a study focused on engaging men in gender-equity initiatives, 74% of male senior business managers cited fear as a barrier to men's support for gender equity.
Photoquote "Push-Pull Mentoring"
This method consists of pushing people ahead of you and pulling people behind you.
The missing voice of women in COVID-19 policy-making
The article highlights the underrepresentation of women in decision-making roles in Canada amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Women, especially working mothers, bear the brunt of caregiving responsibilities and are affected by job loss. Their voices are essential to advocate for investing in care infrastructure, which is crucial for economic recovery.
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The author shared on X on the occasion of International Women's Day his feminist father strategy which consist of declining mos speaking invitations because more academic work for him leads to more mom-work for his partner and less father-time with his baby.
Got yourself an all-white panel? Just click on rentaminority.com
The website "Rentaminority.com" satirizes the superficial attitude to diversity by offering to "rent" minorities for events. It drew unexpected attention, emphasizing the need of true diversity initiatives. The paper emphasizes the significance of openly and substantively addressing diversity concerns, moving beyond tokenism.
Photoquote "Women’s visibility in academic seminars: Women ask fewer questions than men"
The graph shows the percentage of questions asked by women during seminars. They concluded that when a man asked the first question, women asked fewer questions compared to when a woman asked the first question.
Advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion
The Lancet Group is committed to avoiding all-male panels (manels). Their editors will not participate on panels when there are no women. They aim for a minimum of 50% female speakers at their events and emphasize the importance of women as panelists, not simply moderators or chairs.
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A post where Shailja emphasizes the importance of recognizing and empowering women. It encourages reading, citing, and crediting women's work, teaching and publishing women's contributions, acknowledging and awarding women's achievements, promoting and supporting women in various fields, listening to and believing women's voices, and ensuring equal pay for women.
RADICAL FEMINISM: A GIFT TO MEN
The author describes how embracing radical feminism changed their life, suggesting that males accept a feminist criticism of patriarchy, particularly regarding sexual exploitation, in order to live a more purposeful and joyous living beyond traditional masculinity.
Men: The Missing Piece Of The Gender Balance Jigsaw
Joy Burnford's article highlights the significance of incorporating males in the gender balance movement in the workplace. It highlights the need of male allies, role models, and sponsorship in achieving gender balance for the benefit of both enterprises and society.
This CEO Says Men Can Be Allies to Their Female Coworkers by Doing 4 Things
Pete Gombert identified gender pay disparities in his firm, which led to the establishment of GoodWell, a startup that examines workplace inclusion. To reduce toxic masculinity, he recommends men to quantify their influence, implement feedback mechanisms, oppose passivity, and promote openness. Male leaders have the ability to set the tone for change.
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Gender Equity is related to patient care. Patient are denied better quality care with the current structural gender bias.