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Trabajar por la diversidad e inclusión de género en la medicina: mitos y soluciones
1Institute for Management and Innovation, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, Canada; Institute for Gender and the Economy, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Lancet (London, England)
|February 12, 2019
Resumen
Si bien la representación de las mujeres en la ciencia y la medicina está aumentando, la inclusión de género se retrasa debido a un sesgo persistente. Abordar cuestiones sistémicas, no sólo actitudes individuales, es crucial para la verdadera equidad de género en estos campos.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Investigaciones médicas
- Estudios de género
- Psicología organizacional
Sus antecedentes:
- La representación de las mujeres en la ciencia y la medicina ha aumentado, pero la inclusión de género sigue siendo un desafío importante.
- Las mujeres enfrentan continuos prejuicios y discriminación en entornos académicos y profesionales, lo que afecta a la contratación, la compensación y la promoción.
- La interseccionalidad exacerba estos problemas, particularmente para las mujeres de color.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Identificar los mitos persistentes que perpetúan el sesgo de género en la ciencia y la medicina.
- Proponer estrategias para mejorar tanto el número como las experiencias vividas de las mujeres en estos campos.
- Abogar por un cambio de intervenciones centradas en el individuo a cambios sistémicos y estructurales.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de varias décadas de investigación de la gestión y disciplinas relacionadas.
- Identificación de cinco mitos clave que contribuyen al sesgo de género.
- Desarrollo de cinco estrategias viables para mejorar la inclusión de género.
Principales resultados:
- Se identificaron cinco mitos prevalecientes que sostienen el sesgo de género en la ciencia y la medicina.
- Se desarrollaron cinco estrategias para mejorar la representación, las experiencias y las oportunidades de las mujeres.
- La investigación pone de relieve la inadecuación de centrarse únicamente en las actitudes individuales.
Conclusiones:
- La diversidad de género en la ciencia y la medicina requiere más que un mayor número; requiere una inclusión genuina.
- Abordar los factores sistémicos y estructurales es esencial para crear entornos equitativos para las mujeres.
- Se necesita un enfoque integral para desmantelar los prejuicios de género y fomentar el éxito de todas las mujeres en estos campos.
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