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Recently, the term “subtle sexism” has started making its rounds in the medical field to describe the current state of affairs of the gender equity movement.  With overt sexism allegedly gone by the wayside, we are left instead with an...

The American Medical Women’s Association has created this fund honoring Dr. Brodsky’s memory by endorsing her passions for gender equity, medical student success, clinical research and the advancement of women physicians. Funds will be used to...

Chapter 13–A Presentation Gone Awry By Jane Doe, MD This week, the two of us assigned to “procedures” and not “on call” were told on Thursday that one of us was to come up with a mini educational presentation for the following day. ...

Don’t Miss the Global Women’s Leadership Summit Just for Professional Women “I can’t go to another meeting!”  Well, you don’t have to.  This meeting is going to come to you. And it’s all about leadership...

Chapter 12–Weekend At (My Real) Home, At Last! This weekend I was in my home for the first time in two months.  My husband is away with friends on a long planned trip, my daughter returned to school at a great distance.  Only my son is in...

Women In Cancer Builds a New Model for Professional Networking Organizations Women in Cancer (WINC) is the new “girl” on the block.  Home grown in Canada, this exciting new organization was created to confront the ever widening gap...