Assuring Gender Safety and Equity in Health Care: The Time for Action Is Now
Authors: Lynn E. Fiellin, Darilyn V. Moyer
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2019)

Ideas and Opinions16 July 2019Assuring Gender Safety and Equity in Health Care: The Time for Action Is NowLynn E. Fiellin, MD and Darilyn V. Moyer, MDLynn E. Fiellin, MDYale School of Medicine and Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut (L.E.F.) and Darilyn V. Moyer, MDAmerican College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (D.V.M.)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M19-0229 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TIME'S UP, a national effort to ensure workplace safety and equity, was launched in 2018 in response to allegations of sexual harassment and assault by persons in the entertainment industry and propelled the long-established #MeToo movement back into the public eye. The TIME'S UP Legal Defense Fund, which has collected more than $22 million in donations, was established to connect persons who have experienced workplace sexual harassment to legal services. Further, TIME'S UP has affiliates in the press, advertising, and venture capital.Issues of sexual and gender harassment and gender inequity have infiltrated all fields and industries, and health care ...References1. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academies Pr; 2018. doi:https://doi.org/10.17226/24994 Google Scholar2. Jagsi R, Griffith KA, Jones R, et al. Sexual harassment and discrimination experiences of academic medical faculty. JAMA. 2016;315:2120-1. [PMID: 27187307] doi:10.1001/jama.2016.2188 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Thurston RC, Chang Y, Matthews KA, et al. 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Dr. Moyer is Executive Vice President/CEO of the ACP.Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M19-0229.Corresponding Author: Lynn E. Fiellin, MD, Yale School of Medicine, 367 Cedar Street, PO Box 208093, New Haven, CT 06520; e-mail, lynn.[email protected]edu.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Fiellin: Yale School of Medicine, 367 Cedar Street, PO Box 208093, New Haven, CT 06520.Dr. Moyer: American College of Physicians, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106.Author Contributions: Conception and design: L.E. Fiellin, D.V. Moyer.Analysis and interpretation of the data: L.E. Fiellin, D.V. Moyer.Drafting of the article: L.E. Fiellin, D.V. Moyer.Critical revision for important intellectual content: L.E. Fiellin, D.V. Moyer.Final approval of the article: L.E. Fiellin, D.V. Moyer.Administrative, technical, or logistic support: L.E. Fiellin.Collection and assembly of data: L.E. Fiellin, D.V. Moyer.This article was published at Annals.org on 18 June 2019. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 16 July 2019Volume 171, Issue 2Page: 127-128KeywordsCareer advancementComputed axial tomographyGender discriminationHealth careHealth education and awarenessSafetySexual and gender issuesSexual identitySub-specialty careVision ePublished: 18 June 2019 Issue Published: 16 July 2019 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2019 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...