Gender bias against female surgeons fuelling surgical backlogs

Female surgeons in Canada have long faced gender-based referral biases that result in large pay gaps, and an inequitable and inefficient environment for patients, Canadian surgeons say, but with the urgency surrounding surgical backlogs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some say the time is ripe for major changes to healthcare.

Canada, CTVNews.ca, HealthS HoMarch 26, 2021Gender Bias, Gender Discrimination, Surgeons, Surgery, Health Care, Surgical Backlogs, COVID-19Comment