The month of March is not over yet and the Women’s Day it is still in the air. So much so that during this week the women they used their social media to publish the stories of how a boss, ex-boyfriend, family member, a “friend” or a simple stranger once told them that they could NOT SUCCEED AS PHYSICIANS just for being women and of course they could, because NOBODY prevents us from succeeding.
As we can see, there are thousands of testimonies that show us the long and arduous road that these women had to face to get to the place where they are today.
A designated doctor told Marissa Minutti that she looked like a mother with a van so she could take the kids to ballet and soccer.
Greetings to the assistants who told me when I was MIP to be a dermatologist since surgery was for men. I am now a general surgeon and a bariatric surgeon. V’Madrigal Perez.
“A SURGEON TOLD ME HE WAS ONLY GOING TO PLACE MY TITLE IN THE KITCHEN”
Greetings to the surgeon who, when I was MIP, told me that he was going to hang my diploma in the kitchen. Today I am a cardiovascular anesthesiologist. valence valence
A doctor told Dulce Pimienta that women like her were only good for decorating the operating room.
The 3 medical specialties that will have more women in the coming years
According to a analysis of the need in medical specialties prepared by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria estimate that; Obstetrics and Gynecology, Allergology and Pediatrics are the three specialties that will have more womenaccording to the report data, reaching 87.4, 84.1 and 83.6 percent respectively.
Nearly 80 percent will also be located all women in consultations of Hematology and Hemotherapywhere a 76.7 percent feminization is estimated.
Currently, IN THE CASE OF SPAIN, only eleven specialties they have a female minority and it is expected that the trend towards feminization in the National Health System will continue, in such a way that in 2028 only nine specialties have more men than women.
The estimate of the Supply-Need for Medical Specialists 2021-2035 report indicates that they will be less than 50 percent in the workforce of:
Immunology (48.3 percent), Cardiology (46.2 percent), Urology (40.5 percent), Aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery (40.2 percent), Oral and maxillofacial surgery (39.3 percent ), Thoracic surgery (37.8 percent), Neurosurgery (35.7 percent), Orthopedic surgery and traumatology (35.4 percent) and, lastly, Cardiovascular surgery, where only 27.1 percent are estimated who will be women in 2028.
They complete the total specialties with a female majority above 70 percent: Endocronology and Nutrition (73.6), Geriatrics (73.7), Nephrology (72.4), Rheumatology (71.9), Family and Community Medicine (71.7 ), Radiotherapy Oncology (71.5) and, finally, Medical Oncology with 70.2 percent of womenaccording to estimates.
The specialties with the highest percentage of women
The specialties with the highest percentage of women are mainly focused on children and women, including:
- Pediatrics: 64.3%
- Obstetrics and gynecology: 58.9%
- Child and adolescent psychiatry — 54.0%
- Neonatal-perinatal medicine — 52.8%
Meanwhile, women remain a significant minority in specialties such as urology (9.5%), pulmonary disease (12.3%), and surgical specialties ranging from general surgery (22%) to orthopedic surgery (5.8%).
And you, do you know any similar story? Yours?
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