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April 15, 2010
Gender Discrimination In Medicine: One Doctor’s Charge Against SUNY AB
“I believe workplace discrimination still occurs on a daily basis even though there have been significant efforts to educate employers and managers about this issue; but it unfortunately continues to exist,” says employment lawyer John Rossi of Boston, MA.
If only Linda Brodsky had been taught that principle while in medical school, her life may have followed a very different course — and she may not have had to sue for claims of gender discrimination and equal-pay violations.
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February 20 - 25, 2011
The NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY
ETI’s Linda Brodsky, MD served as a delegate to the UN Conference on the Status of Women with Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolen and her organization Pathways for Peace. Follow her in this adventure on her blog.
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February 7, 2011
New male doctors earned 17% more than female doctors in US in 2008
“Many of these young women don’t know that gender discrimination exists. They are lulled into thinking that they are getting flexibility [in hours and working conditions]. Thus they might consciously or otherwise accept a lower salary,” said Linda Brodsky, MD. Dr. Brodsky said that many young women are not good negotiators and that when they do act tough in negotiations this creates a “dissonance to the people who are hiring them,” as they are not then fulfilling the stereotype of a caring provider. The association is creating a web based program to help its members become better at negotiating.
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February 4, 2011
Gender Gap in Physician Pay Widening
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January 25, 2011
Achieving Gender Equity for Women Physicians: A Prescription for Success
AMWA Hour Webinar hosted by Doctors for America
Presenters: Linda Brodsky, MD and Roberta Gebhard, DO
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January 21, 2011
Teach Your Daughter How to Choose a Good Life Partner
Perhaps the most important and the most difficult life decision your daughter will make is “With whom shall I spend my life?” While changing diapers, dealing with terrible twos tantrums and feeling the pangs of separation on the first day of school, this is not foremost in your mind. But from the moment of birth, she will learn from you and your partner what a loving, beautiful relationship should feel like. Her future choices will depend in part on your present behavior.
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January 16, 2011
PRN Health. The AMWA Hour: Gender Equity.
ETI’s Linda Brodsky, MD was recently interviewed on the AMWA hour through PRN Media Health on Web Radio.
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