WMDR Blog

Posted by Rachael Starcher on February 20, 2017

Subtle sexism isn’t good enough… Making waves with a “DO ask DO tell” movement

Recently, the term “subtle sexism” has started making its rounds in the medical field to describe the current state of affairs...

Posted by Linda Brodsky on February 27, 2014

The Dr. Linda Brodsky Memorial Fund

The American Medical Women’s Association has created this fund honoring Dr. Brodsky’s memory by endorsing her passions for gender...

Posted by Linda Brodsky on September 4, 2013

Jane Doe, MD–My Mid-Life Career Sabbatical

Chapter 13–A Presentation Gone Awry By Jane Doe, MD This week, the two of us assigned to “procedures” and not “on call” were...

Posted by Linda Brodsky on September 3, 2013

When You Think “Leader” Who Do You See in Your Mind’s Eye?

Don’t Miss the Global Women’s Leadership Summit Just for Professional Women “I can’t go to another...

Posted by Linda Brodsky on August 29, 2013

Jane Doe, MD–My Mid-Life Career Sabbatical

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...

Posted by Linda Brodsky on August 28, 2013

Are Medical Organizations for Women Physicians Relevant? New Organization Women in Cancer Thinks So!

Women In Cancer Builds a New Model for Professional Networking Organizations Women in Cancer (WINC) is the new “girl” on the...

Posted by Linda Brodsky on August 22, 2013

Jane Doe, MD–My Mid-Life Career Sabbatical

Chapter 11: Missed Milestones By Jane Doe, MD Today my son had his first interview for a job in his career. I was not there to advise...

Posted by Linda Brodsky on August 20, 2013

Is Changing Institutional Culture the Key to to Ending Gender Bias?

Stanford School of Medicine Tackles Problem of Lack of Women Faculty with Bold Pilot Program In 1991, Stanford School of Medicine found...

The Inevitable is for Everyone: Your Questions Answered

By Linda Brodsky
May 24, 2011

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“I’m not a doctor, so is The Inevitable really for me?” Yes. The Inevitable is for anyone who is going to need a doctor, ever, because if we don’t take care to make sure that our entire healthcare workforce (soon to be 50% women) is fully,...
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The Political Is Personal—Meet Hal Scherz, MD, President of Docs4Patientcare.

By Linda Brodsky
May 9, 2011

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Gender Bias, Gender Equality, Healthcare Workplace Equality

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“The political is personal.” Attributed to Carol Hanisch’s 1969 essay of the same name, this phrase embodies the second wave feminists whose personal aspirations were negated because they brought their “personal”...
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The Inevitable is here.

By Linda Brodsky
May 3, 2011

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Welcome. It’s taken a number of years for us to determine the best way to redirect pent-up energy into something meaningful for the healthcare workforce and workplace. So after several months of planning our attack, we’re happy to...
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Women Physician Activists, Two Lunches/Two Groups, Circle Workshop, Teatime Talk and a Gala Kickoff—I Can’t Remember What I Ate for Breakfast!

By Linda Brodsky
February 27, 2011

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A day so full that the earlier events of the day are lost in the memories being made from what followed. Each segment with its own flavor, its own agenda, its own special impact. So busy, darn it, I missed the crafts bazaar. No time to shop means a...
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