Abstract
This paper aims to analyze the obstacles that female doctors should fight along their career. We affirm that the process of feminization of professions like Medicine does not result in an improvement for women professional careers. We also affirm that leadership positions are not distributed proportionately between men and women. The increase of women among Medicine students, residents and doctors is not accompanied by a proportional growth of women in management and leadership positions in hospitals, but there is a low representation of women in top positions. We also point that medical practice is not unrelated to gender discrimination existing in our society but, unlike the widespread view, is a reflection
Highlights
RESUMEN Este artículo da cuenta de los obstáculos que las mujeres médicas deben combatir a lo largo de su trayectoria profesional
De 9.061 estudiantes de Ciencias de la Salud que en el curso 2008-2009 había en las universidades catalanas, el 74% eran mujeres
Incluso en el caso del Poder Judicial, donde la presencia femenina es mayor (47% de mujeres según INE, 2010) la mayoría de los magistrados de los órganos más importantes son hombres: Tribunal Supremo, 91%; Tribunal Constitucional, 83%; Consejo General del Poder Judicial, 67%; Consejo Fiscal, 69%; Tribunales Superiores de Justicia autonómicos, 94%
Summary
RESUMEN Este artículo da cuenta de los obstáculos que las mujeres médicas deben combatir a lo largo de su trayectoria profesional. Este análisis nos permite conocer los resultados (con información acerca del orden obtenido en la prueba, el origen geográfico del candidato, su sexo, la universidad de procedencia así como el centro y la especialidad médica elegido) de las pruebas de acceso a las plazas de médico residente realizadas entre 1988 y 20055.
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