Ankita Gupta, Jennifer C Thompson, Nancy E Ringel, Shunaha Kim-Fine, Lindsay A Ferguson, Stephanie V Blank, Cheryl B Iglesia, Ethan M Balk, Angeles Alvarez Secord, Jeffrey F Hines, Jubilee Brown, Cara L Grimes
IMPORTANCE: Unlike other surgical specialties, obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) has been predominantly female for the last decade. The association of this with gender bias and sexual harassment is not known. OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the prevalence of sexual harassment, bullying, abuse, and discrimination among OB-GYN clinicians and trainees and interventions aimed at reducing harassment in OB-GYN and other surgical specialties. EVIDENCE REVIEW: A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, and ClinicalTrials...
May 1, 2024: JAMA Network Open