Women and the practice of medicine : a new history (1950-2020) / / Lucille A. Lester

• Autore: Lester Lucille A.
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (261 pages)
• Disciplina: 610.695
• Soggetto topico: Women physicians - History; Medicine - Practice - History; Metgesses; Història de la medicina
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Expedience and Empathy: Then and Now -- A Premise and a Plan -- Chapter 1: The 1950s: The Quota System -- Historical Background: The Origin of Quotas -- Training Abroad: Women in Medical Schools with Men -- Women's Medical Colleges in the United States: A Brief History -- Evidence for and Against a True Quota System -- Issues of "Legacy" and Pre-medical Academic Performance in the Admission of Women to Medical School in the 1950s -- By the Numbers: Women Physicians in the 1950s -- Work-Life Balance and the Contributions of Women in Medicine in the 1950s -- Career Choices and Opportunities for Women Physicians in the 1950s -- Chapter 2: The 1960s: The Role of Feminism and the Women's Movement -- Background -- Women and Physician Manpower Issues of the 1960s -- By the Numbers: Women Physicians in the 1960s -- Beyond Medical School: Choices for Women in the 1960s -- Second-Wave Feminism: The Women's Movement -- The Women's Movement and the Specialty of Women's Health -- Chapter 3: The 1970s: The Effect of Title IX and Related Legislation -- Title IX: Background and Relevance to Women in Medicine -- Challenges to Prestige and Autonomy of the Medical Profession in the 1970s -- By the Numbers: Women as Students, Residents, and Practicing Physicians in the 1970s -- Women Who Pursued Other Careers Before Medicine -- Women Physicians at Work in the 1970s -- Admission to the Profession Does Not Guarantee Acceptance -- Mentoring: Paucity of Women as Role Models and Mentors -- Roe v Wade Decision of 1973: Role of Women Physicians -- Summary -- Chapter 4: The 1980s: "Having It All"/"Doing It All" -- "Having It All": Background -- By the Numbers: Women Physicians in the 1980s -- Work-Life Balance -- Stress, Role Strain, Burnout, Opting Out. ; Perspectives on "Having It All" from Outside of Medicine -- The "Imposter Syndrome:" Feeling Like a Fraud -- Chapter 5: The 1990s: The Glass Ceiling -- Definition and Background -- By the Numbers: Women Physicians in the 1990s -- The Special Case of Women in Academic Medicine in the 1990s -- Limits to the Advancement of Women in Academic Medicine -- Institutional Factors Affecting the Advancement of Women -- Individual or Personal Factors Related to Academic Advancement -- The Phenomenon of "Being Happy Doing What You Are Doing" -- Bias, Sexism, Discrimination, and Harassment -- Sexism, Harassment, and Discrimination: The 1990s and Beyond -- Women's Leadership in Academic Medicine and the Advancement of Women's Health -- The Glass Ceiling: Why It Matters -- Chapter 6: 2000-2010 "Doing What It Takes": Career Advancement for Women Physicians -- Background: Continuing Barriers for Women in Medicine -- By the Numbers: Women Physicians (2000-2010) -- Choosing Between Academic Medicine and Private Practice -- Women, Confidence, and Leadership -- In a Different Voice -- Confidence -- Self-Promotion/Self-Advocacy -- Organized Programs for Women's Career Advancement -- Enhancing Individual Women's Skills -- Institution-Based Programs: "Changing the System" -- The Gender Pay Gap -- Chapter 7: 2010-2020: Lifestyle Issues -- Acceptance of Women Physicians: A New Normal? -- By the Numbers: Women Physicians (2010 to 2020) -- Evolution in the Way Medicine Is Practiced: 2010 and Beyond-Emphasis on Women Physicians' Perspectives -- Education: The 80-Hour Workweek Requirement for Residents -- The Rise of the Hospitalist System and Shift-Work -- The Electronic Medical Record: Pros and Cons and Gender Differences in Use -- Social Media -- RVUs and Patient Satisfaction Surveys: As Measures of Doctors' Performance. ; Has the Current Experience of Practicing Medicine Changed for Women? -- Has Life Outside of Medicine Changed for Women? -- Work and Home and Family -- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Paid Parental Leave -- Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction When Your Doctor Is a Woman -- Where to Next? -- Epilogue: Do Women Do Medicine Differently? -- General Differences (Background) -- Patient Care-Related Differences -- Differences for Women in Academic Medicine -- Work-Life Balance: Women's Choices-Then and Now -- How Important Is Difference? What Does It Mean? Does It Need Altering? -- Appendix I: "Women and the Practice of Medicine" - Questionnaire/Interview -- Appendix II: Qualitative Assessment of Interview Responses -- Bibliography -- Women in Medicine -- History of Medicine: General (Selective) -- Gender Studies/Feminism -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Women and the Practice of Medicine
• ISBN: 3-030-74139-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910488709703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II