Gender Discrimination Against Female Surgeons A Study in a Lower-Middle-Income Country

Aga Khan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gender Issues

Treatments: Other: no intervention carried out

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04395313

Gender discrimination

Details and patient eligibility

About

our study explores how GD is perceived and reported by surgeons in Pakistan.

Full description

Due to an increasing spotlight, gender discrimination (GD) is identified and reported in many aspects of surgical training and practice in the developed world 1, 2. In contrast, lower-middle-income countries like Pakistan lack awareness and strategies to counteract GD, which manifests as a lack of females in leadership and academic positions, and pay inequities. GD often occurs insidiously, as a result of complex interplay between societal norms, gender stereotypes and learned behaviors. Thus, our study identifies how GD is perceived and reported by surgeons in Pakistan.

Enrollment: 98 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• all consultants
• fellows
• instructors
• medical officers
• residents working in the Department of Surgery

Exclusion criteria

• all consultants
• fellows
• instructors
• medical officers
• residents not working in the Department of Surgery