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You are here: Home / Articles / Suggestions for Increasing Gender Diversity in Rheumatology

Suggestions for Increasing Gender Diversity in Rheumatology

October 1, 2012 • By Ann Kepler

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In her section of the “Gender Issues in the Rheumatology Workforce” session, Leslie J. Crofford, MD, outlined a number of objectives and approaches that rheumatologists and the ACR could focus on to help eliminate gender disparities. These include:

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  • Women rheumatologists are underrepresented in academic leadership roles, and the representation has remained unchanged for the past five years.
  • Emphasize the values of diversity and leadership to the field of rheumatology.
  • Provide education to all levels of the ACR regarding the importance of, and barriers to, diversity among the membership and leadership.
  • Organize focus groups with young rheumatologists to encourage their participation in professional activities.
  • Advocate equity in salary and compensation.
  • Establish a continuing relationship with chairs of departments of internal medicine and pediatrics to promote appointment of women to chiefs of rheumatology.
  • Recognize and rectify barriers to professional participation, such as travel requirements, childcare, and multiple personal responsibilities.
  • Acknowledge specific issues posed by childbearing, child rearing, and other family roles assumed by those building their careers.
  • Increase opportunities for “virtual” participation for those with caregiving responsibilities.
  • Ensure that all members have a say about when meetings are held and when to provide childcare.
  • Recommend expanding childcare services at workplaces.
  • Offer practice support, such as business training, negotiation skills, and efficiency models to increase practice options.
  • Teach methods to reduce burnout, such as support through social media outlets like list serves and virtual study and research groups.
  • Work to adjust attitudes toward job-sharing and other alternatives to full-time clinical-teaching/research positions.
  • Support flexibility in grant funding and tenure track policies.
  • Recommend policies that advance clinical/translational scientists and co-investigators/collaborators.
  • Promote networking skills for young investigators.
  • Develop dialogue with internal medicine, pediatric, and family practice residents to encourage their consideration of a career in rheumatology.

Filed Under: Career Development, Education & Training, Practice Management, Professional Topics, Workforce Tagged With: AC&R, American College of Rheumatology, burnout, Gender, Pediatrics, practice managemet, rheumatologist, Social Media, work-life balance, WorkforceIssue: October 2012

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