Achieving gender equity in academic psychiatry – barriers to involvement and solutions for success.
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| Title: | Achieving gender equity in academic psychiatry – barriers to involvement and solutions for success. |
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| Authors: | Galbally, Megan (AUTHOR), Kotze, Beth (AUTHOR), Bell, Caroline (AUTHOR), Quadrio, Carolyn (AUTHOR), Galletly, Cherrie (AUTHOR), Herrman, Helen (AUTHOR), Milroy, Helen (AUTHOR), Curtis, Jackie (AUTHOR), Green, Jessica (AUTHOR), Power, Josephine (AUTHOR), Hope, Judy (AUTHOR), Sevar, Katherine (AUTHOR), Dean, Kimberlie (AUTHOR), Northwood, Korinne (AUTHOR), Lampe, Lisa (AUTHOR), Kalucy, Megan (AUTHOR), Korman, Nicole (AUTHOR), Lautenschlager, Nicola (AUTHOR), Warren, Nicola (AUTHOR), Chua, Phyllis (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Australasian Psychiatry. Dec2024, Vol. 32 Issue 6, p563-567. 5p. |
| Subjects: | Sex discrimination, Educators, Gender inequality, Communities of practice, Work environment |
| Abstract: | Objective: Women face considerable barriers in pursuing careers in academic psychiatry. Methods: A group of Australian and New Zealand academic women psychiatrists convened in September 2022 to identify and propose solutions to increase opportunities for women in academic psychiatry. Results: Limiting factors were identified in pathways to academia including financial support, engagement and coordination between academia and clinical services, and flexible working conditions. Gender biases and the risk of burnout were additional and fundamental barriers. Potential solutions include offering advanced training certificates to enable trainees to commence a PhD and Fellowship contemporaneously; improved financial support; expanding opportunities for research involvement; establishing mentoring opportunities and communities of practice; and strategies to enhance safety at work and redress gender bias and imbalance in academia. Conclusions: Support for women in research careers will decrease gender disparity in academic psychiatry and may decrease problematic gender bias in research. Fellows and trainees, the RANZCP, universities, research institutes, governments, industry and health services should collaborate to develop and implement policies supporting changes in working conditions and training. Facilitating the entry and retention of women to careers in academic psychiatry requires mentoring and development of a community of practice to provide and enable support, role modelling, and inspiration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Objective: Women face considerable barriers in pursuing careers in academic psychiatry. Methods: A group of Australian and New Zealand academic women psychiatrists convened in September 2022 to identify and propose solutions to increase opportunities for women in academic psychiatry. Results: Limiting factors were identified in pathways to academia including financial support, engagement and coordination between academia and clinical services, and flexible working conditions. Gender biases and the risk of burnout were additional and fundamental barriers. Potential solutions include offering advanced training certificates to enable trainees to commence a PhD and Fellowship contemporaneously; improved financial support; expanding opportunities for research involvement; establishing mentoring opportunities and communities of practice; and strategies to enhance safety at work and redress gender bias and imbalance in academia. Conclusions: Support for women in research careers will decrease gender disparity in academic psychiatry and may decrease problematic gender bias in research. Fellows and trainees, the RANZCP, universities, research institutes, governments, industry and health services should collaborate to develop and implement policies supporting changes in working conditions and training. Facilitating the entry and retention of women to careers in academic psychiatry requires mentoring and development of a community of practice to provide and enable support, role modelling, and inspiration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 10398562 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10398562241268362 |
