“Men work harder than women.”
My mother is a pediatrician, and I have two sisters—one is a dermatologist, and one is a real estate attorney. Therefore, I think understandably, this message took me by surprise. Of late, I have been particularly awed by my lawyer-sister, with whom I catch up when she is taking the 7:45 p.m. commuter train home to care for her two children. By that time, I am often already home with my feet up, drinking a beer.
The message, however, was unavoidable. My cell phone was experiencing status epilepticus, vibrating urgently with updates regarding the initial message—and then with rapid-fire commentary regarding that initial message.
The Dallas Medical Journal is the primary publication of the Dallas County Medical Society, which counts the majority of physicians practicing in the Dallas area among its members. According to its website, the Dallas Medical Journal “includes practical advice regarding the business of medicine, profiles on member physicians, legislative updates … .”1 In September, in honor of Women in Medicine month, the editors elected to dedicate the issue to women in medicine, focusing on “cracking the glass ceiling” and “pay inequality between the sexes.”
Sue Romanick says
October 27, 2018 at 10:26 pmThank you for bringing both this data and the comments to light.
Not only is the truth pretty ugly but the false truths propagated by inappropriate manipulations of data are equally as ugly.
Looks like just some more nails in the coffins comprising the epidemic of burnt out physicians. Taken along with so much other negativity in the news (or shall we say “gossip”) these days, it truly feels as if we have entered the Dark Ages. I predict increasing despondence leading to apathy. The practice of medicine continues to be eroded. At the end, who will remain to help?