Advocacy Letter to Canadian Medical Association
Zero Female Candidates for CMA President - Elect
2022-2023
Opinion:
Racism, sexism & harassment are systemic in medicine
Edmonton Journal
July 9, 2020
Ally Bill of Responsibilities
Author: Lynn Gehl
1. Do not act out of guilt, but rather out of a genuine interest in challenging the larger oppressive power structures;
2. Understand that they are secondary to the Indigenous people that they are working with and that they seek to serve. They and their needs must take a back seat; ...
Gender Pay Gap
Merali, Z., Malhotra, A. K., Balas, M., Lorello, G. R., Flexman, A., Kiran, T., & Witiw, C. D. (2021). Gender-based differences in physician payments within the fee-for-service system in Ontario: a retrospective, cross-sectional study. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal, 193(41), E1584–E1591. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.210437
Cohen, M. & Kiran, T. (2020). Closing the gender pay gap in Canadian Medicine. CMAJ, 192(35) E1011-E1017. https://www.cmaj.ca/content/192/35/E1011
Addressing Gender Inequity
Sofia Ahmed, Cheryl Barnabe, Amanda Carbert, Santana Hernandez, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, Pamela
Roach, and Shannon Ruzycki (all University of Calgary). (2022). Alberta Physician Diversity Census. CPSA. https://cpsa.ca/news/diversity-in-health-care/
Mousa, M., Boyle, J., Skouteris, H., Mullins, A. K., Currie, G., Riach, K., & Teede, H. J. (2021). Advancing women in healthcare leadership: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of multi-sector evidence on organisational interventions. EClinicalMedicine, 39, 101084. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101084
Ruzycki, S., Brown, A., Bharwani, A. & Freeman, G. (2021). Gender-based disparities in medicine: a theoretical framework for understanding opposition to equity and equality. BMJ.
Tricco, A.C., Bourgeault, I., Moore, A., Grunfeld, E., Peer, N., & Straus, S.E. (2021). Advancing gender equity in medicine. CMAJ, 193 (7) E244-E250. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200951
Addressing Sexual Harassment
Umphress, E. and Thomas, J.M. (Eds.). (2022). Applying Procedural Justice to Sexual Harassment Policies, Processes, and Practices. Washington, DC: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2022/04/applying-procedural-justice-to-sexual-harassment-policies-processes-and-practices
Anti-Racism
Sharda, S., Dhara, A., & Alam, F. (2021). Not neutral: reimagining antiracism as a professional competence. CMAJ, 193 (3) E101-E102. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.201684
Ogunyemi, Bolowaji (2021, February 24). Black History Month Op-Ed. MUN Gazette. https://gazette.mun.ca/campus-and-community/op-ed-dr-boluwaji-ogunyemi/
AHS Anti-Racism Advisory Group Recommendations. See PDF