Linda P Rouse1, Shalena Gallagher-Garza2, Roberta E Gebhard3, Suzanne L Harrison4, Lorraine S Wallace5. 1. 1 Department of Sociology & Anthropology, The University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington, Texas. 2. 2 Torrance Memorial Medical Center , Torrance, California. 3. 3 American Medical Women's Association , Gender Equity Task Force (Chair), Grand Island, New York. 4. 4 Florida State University College of Medicine , Family Medicine & Rural Health, Tallahassee, Florida. 5. 5 Department of Family Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine , Columbus, Ohio.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Continuing gender disparities within the medical profession have raised concerns about the extent to which women physicians face an inhospitable work environment. The purpose of this study was to examine the types and frequency of workplace bullying reported by a national sample of family physicians employed in academic settings, as related to gender. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Data for this study were gathered as part of the Council of Academic Family Medicine (CAMF) Educational Research Alliance (CERA) omnibus electronic survey. Respondents completed questions addressing sociodemographic and practice characteristics, general experience with bullying, types of bullying, actions in response to bullying, and outcomes. A total of 1065 academic family physicians (male = 56.8%; female = 43.2%), mostly non-Hispanic white (84.2%) or Asian (5.3%) and between the ages 30 and 60 (58.7%) completed the CERA survey. RESULTS: One in 10 respondents acknowledged bullying someone in the workplace; 30% had been personally bullied in the workplace. CONCLUSIONS: Compared to men, female physicians were more likely to report being bullied overall and, specifically, to experience having their opinions ignored, lack of recognition for good work, feeling pressured not to claim rightful benefits, and being given unmanageable workloads. Despite some gender differences in actions taken, outcomes for each kind of action were the same for men and women.
BACKGROUND: Continuing gender disparities within the medical profession have raised concerns about the extent to which women physicians face an inhospitable work environment. The purpose of this study was to examine the types and frequency of workplace bullying reported by a national sample of family physicians employed in academic settings, as related to gender. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Data for this study were gathered as part of the Council of Academic Family Medicine (CAMF) Educational Research Alliance (CERA) omnibus electronic survey. Respondents completed questions addressing sociodemographic and practice characteristics, general experience with bullying, types of bullying, actions in response to bullying, and outcomes. A total of 1065 academic family physicians (male = 56.8%; female = 43.2%), mostly non-Hispanic white (84.2%) or Asian (5.3%) and between the ages 30 and 60 (58.7%) completed the CERA survey. RESULTS: One in 10 respondents acknowledged bullying someone in the workplace; 30% had been personally bullied in the workplace. CONCLUSIONS: Compared to men, female physicians were more likely to report being bullied overall and, specifically, to experience having their opinions ignored, lack of recognition for good work, feeling pressured not to claim rightful benefits, and being given unmanageable workloads. Despite some gender differences in actions taken, outcomes for each kind of action were the same for men and women.
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