Towards gender equity in emergency medicine: a position statement from the CAEP Women in Emergency Medicine committee
Publication type
journal article
Publication date
2021
Author(s)
Sheppard, Gillian
Pham, Chau
Nowacki, Anna
Bischoff, Taylor
Snider, Carolyn
Language
English
View point(s)
Institutional
Discipline(s)
Geographical area
Abstract
As of January 2019, over half of all doctors working in Canada under the age of 40 were women. Despite equal representation in the profession of medicine, women still experience harassment, discrimination, and pay inequity when compared to their male colleagues. Gender discrimination is present at all levels of medical training and negatively impacts women who want to become emergency physicians. The right to gender equity is part of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The World Health Organization states that "gender inequities are socially generated and, therefore, can be changed." CAEP recognizes that gender equity is important to its members and that it intersects with inequities experienced by other minority groups. This position statement from the committee for Women in Emergency Medicine (EM) is intended to support women and those who identify as women who have chosen EM as their career. Furthermore, it is meant to inform and support policy makers as they consider the unique challenges that women face in their pursuit of excellence in EM.
Journal
CJEM
ISSN
1481-8043
Volume
23
Issue
4
Pagination
455-459