The Path Forward: Using Metrics to Promote Equitable Work Environments

Catherine Cansino; Kajal Khanna; Xenia Johnson Bhembe; Barbara Overholser; Helen R Burstin; Nancy D Spector

doi:10.1542/peds.2021-051440G

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The Path Forward: Using Metrics to Promote Equitable Work Environments

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The Path Forward: Using Metrics to Promote Equitable Work Environments

Catherine Cansino, Kajal Khanna, Xenia Johnson Bhembe, Barbara Overholser, Helen R Burstin and Nancy D Spector

Pediatrics (Evanston), v 148(Suppl 2)

01 Sep 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-051440G

PMID: 34873627

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Abstract

Female

Gender Equity

Humans

Medicine - organization & administration

Organizational Culture

Organizational Innovation

Physicians, Women

Science - organization & administration

Sexism

United States

Women continue to be underrepresented in medicine, especially in senior leadership positions, and they experience challenges related to gender bias and sexual harassment. Women who are members of multiple groups that experience marginalization, including, for example, women who are American Indian, Alaskan native, indigenous, Black, or Hispanic, face a compounded challenge. In this article, we explore how institutions and professional organizations in medicine can use metrics to better understand the structural disparities that create and promote gender inequity in the work environment and how to employ these metrics to track progress in narrowing these gaps. Examples in health care (clinical medicine, scientific organizations, scientific publishing), business, and law are used to illustrate how impactful metrics can promote accountability when coupled with transparent reporting.

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Title: The Path Forward: Using Metrics to Promote Equitable Work Environments
Creators: Catherine Cansino - University of California, Davis
Kajal Khanna - Stanford University
Xenia Johnson Bhembe - Cambridge Health Alliance
Barbara Overholser - Drexel University
Helen R Burstin - Council of Medical Specialty Societies, District of Columbia.
Nancy D Spector - Drexel University
Publication Details: Pediatrics (Evanston), v 148(Suppl 2)
Resource Type: Journal article
Language: English
Academic Unit: Pediatrics; College of Medicine
Web of Science ID: WOS:000755057100006
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85114385763
Other Identifier: 991019335234904721

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