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Current challenges for women in orthopaedics
Orthopaedics has been left behind in the worldwide drive towards diversity and inclusion. In the UK, only 7% of orthopaedic consultants are female. There is growing evidence that diversity increases innovation as well as patient outcomes. This paper has reviewed the literature to identify some of th...
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The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8558445/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34698532 http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.210.BJO-2021-0089.R1 |
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description | Orthopaedics has been left behind in the worldwide drive towards diversity and inclusion. In the UK, only 7% of orthopaedic consultants are female. There is growing evidence that diversity increases innovation as well as patient outcomes. This paper has reviewed the literature to identify some of the common issues affecting female surgeons in orthopaedics, and ways in which we can address them: there is a wealth of evidence documenting the differences in the journey of men and women towards a consultant role. We also look at lessons learned from research in the business sector and the military. The ‘Hidden Curriculum’ is out of date and needs to enter the 21st century: microaggressions in the workplace must be challenged; we need to consider more flexible training options and support trainees who wish to become pregnant; mentors, both male and female, are imperative to provide support for trainees. The world has changed, and we need to consider how we can improve diversity to stay relevant and effective. Cite this article: Bone Jt Open 2021;2-10:893–899. |
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spelling | pubmed-85584452021-11-09 Current challenges for women in orthopaedics Ahmed, Maryam Hamilton, Laura C. Bone Jt Open General Orthopaedics Orthopaedics has been left behind in the worldwide drive towards diversity and inclusion. In the UK, only 7% of orthopaedic consultants are female. There is growing evidence that diversity increases innovation as well as patient outcomes. This paper has reviewed the literature to identify some of the common issues affecting female surgeons in orthopaedics, and ways in which we can address them: there is a wealth of evidence documenting the differences in the journey of men and women towards a consultant role. We also look at lessons learned from research in the business sector and the military. The ‘Hidden Curriculum’ is out of date and needs to enter the 21st century: microaggressions in the workplace must be challenged; we need to consider more flexible training options and support trainees who wish to become pregnant; mentors, both male and female, are imperative to provide support for trainees. The world has changed, and we need to consider how we can improve diversity to stay relevant and effective. Cite this article: Bone Jt Open 2021;2-10:893–899. The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2021-10-26 /pmc/articles/PMC8558445/ /pubmed/34698532 http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.210.BJO-2021-0089.R1 Text en © 2021 Author(s) et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence, which permits the copying and redistribution of the work only, and provided the original author and source are credited. See https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | General Orthopaedics Ahmed, Maryam Hamilton, Laura C. Current challenges for women in orthopaedics |
title | Current challenges for women in orthopaedics |
title_full | Current challenges for women in orthopaedics |
title_fullStr | Current challenges for women in orthopaedics |
title_full_unstemmed | Current challenges for women in orthopaedics |
title_short | Current challenges for women in orthopaedics |
title_sort | current challenges for women in orthopaedics |
topic | General Orthopaedics |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8558445/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34698532 http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.210.BJO-2021-0089.R1 |
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