Gender equity in the medical profession / [edited by] Maria Irene Bellini, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, UK, Vassilios E. Papalois, Imperial College, London, UK.

Hershey, PA : IGI Global, [2020]

xxi, 339 pages : black and white illustrations ; 29 cm.

The imposter phenomenon in the medical profession / Rebecca Grossman -- Parental leave during surgical training : gender equity, parental leave, parental policies, childbearing, conciliation, surgery / Patricia Saez Carlin, Hospital Clønico San Carlos -- Sexism in medical communication / Yasmin Grant -- A surgical approach to improving the lot of women and health for all / Scarlett McNally -- Who will take care of me? : the future of human resources in anaesthesiology, critical care and emergency medicine in europe / Cristina Honorato-Cia -- Representation of gender equality from the perspective of the medical trainee and its ripple effect : highlighting gender inequality in medical student experiences / Lap Yan Leung -- Adolescents and the choice of a medical career : what are the hidden barriers? / Suzana Alexandra Corciova -- Cometh the hour, cometh the woman- on the situation of women and the improvement of gender equity in medical academia / Ameera J.M.S. AlHasan -- Gender disparities in medical leadership : what can be learned from business? / Helen Skinner, Joshua Burke, Alastair L. Young, Robert A. Adair, Andrew M. Smith -- Gender equity in medicine : Sweden / Elizabeth Lorraine-Lichtenstein -- Gender equity in public health : cadmium, lead and mercury toxicity / Montserrat Gonzsslez-Estecha, Ángeles Martønez-Hernanz, Marøa Herrera de La Muela -- Elena trasobares iglesias -- Gender equity in the medical profession as a democratic culture the portuguese experience / Helena Alves, Ana Jorge, Maria Amélia Ferreira, Fatima Carvalho.

Includes bibliographical references and index.