Sexism within anatomy as perceived by professional anatomists and in comparison with the perceptions of medical students.
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Date publication
octobre 2016
Journal
Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.)
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr LIGNIER Baptiste
Tous les auteurs :
Morgan S, Plaisant O, Lignier B, Moxham BJ
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Résumé
Two hundred and eight professional anatomists responded to a questionnaire inviting them to address the possibility that social/gender factors hinder the dispassionate representation of anatomy. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from Cardiff University. The results of the survey provided comparisons with the attitudes of medical students that have previously been reported (Morgan et al., 2014). Although a few differences were discerned between females and males in our surveys and between anatomists and medical students, overall our findings suggest that, while both professional anatomists and medical students recognize the importance of gender issues and do not wish to associate with sexism, most are unaware of the possible negative aspects of sexism within anatomy. We recommend that teachers of anatomy should become more aware of the possibility of adverse effects on professional matters relating to equality and diversity issues. Clin. Anat. 29:892-910, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Mots clés
anatomists, anatomy, attitudes, gender issues, medical students, sexism
Référence
Clin Anat. 2016 10;29(7):892-910