Our Untangled Minds

S6:E9 Roundtable with Your Sisters in Medical School

Episode Summary

The workplace originated as a male-centric environment until the 1950s when women moved into the workplace for good due to WWII. Despite female workers making up over half of the workforce (56.8%, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), women continue to mold themselves to adapt to an environment made by men, for men. Join us in this episode as we sit down with four female medical students and uncover topics that often present nuanced challenges to specifically female workers. From topics such as beauty bias and gender-based discrimination to menstruation and family planning, your sisters in medical school have got your back with recent scientific literature, candid conversations, and unique perspectives so that you can gain new insight and feel empowered to make the workplace - and healthcare - a more inclusive space. Music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-112777/ Episode Team: Guests - Sofia Lochner (MS2), Allison Kimbell (MS3), Lana Mamoun (MS3) Host - Rachel Han (MS2) Script Writers - Rachel Han (MS2), Sofia Lochner (MS2), Allison Kimbell (MS3), Lana Mamoun (MS3) Audio - Lien Ha (MS2), Justin Yan (MS1) Producers - Ria Angelica Laxa (MS2), Hijab Gulwani (MS2) Supervising Producer - Yuu Ohno (MS2) Director - Vy Han, MD

Episode Notes

The workplace originated as a male-centric environment until the 1950s when women moved into the workplace for good due to WWII. Despite female workers making up over half of the workforce (56.8%, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), women continue to mold themselves to adapt to an environment made by men, for men. Join us in this episode as we sit down with four female medical students and uncover topics that often present nuanced challenges to specifically female workers. From topics such as beauty bias and gender-based discrimination to menstruation and family planning, your sisters in medical school have got your back with recent scientific literature, candid conversations, and unique perspectives so that you can gain new insight and feel empowered to make the workplace - and healthcare - a more inclusive space.

Music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-112777/

Episode Team:
Guests - Sofia Lochner (MS2), Allison Kimbell (MS3), Lana Mamoun (MS3)
Host - Rachel Han (MS2)
Script Writers - Rachel Han (MS2), Sofia Lochner (MS2), Allison Kimbell (MS3), Lana Mamoun (MS3)
Audio - Lien Ha (MS2), Justin Yan (MS1)
Producers - Ria Angelica Laxa (MS2), Hijab Gulwani (MS2)
Supervising Producer - Yuu Ohno (MS2)
Director - Vy Han, MD

Resources:

• US Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031938422003420
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• “Pregnancy in residency? Maternal leave policies vary greatly”-https://newsroom.uw.edu/postscript/pregnancy-residency-maternal-leave-policies-vary-greatly
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• The Beauty Bias: The Injustice of Appearance in Life and Law - By Deborah L. Rhode
• The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies [Internet]. -Levitt RB, Barnack-Tavlaris JL. Addressing Menstruation in the Workplace: The Menstrual Leave Debate. 2020 Jul 25. In: Bobel C, Winkler IT, Fahs B, et al., editors. The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies [Internet]. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan; 2020. Chapter 43. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK565643/ doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-0614-7_43
• Gender discrimination among women healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a mixed methods study. - Hennein R, Gorman H, Chung V, Lowe SR. Gender discrimination among women healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a mixed methods study. PLoS One. 2023 Feb 6;18(2):e0281367. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281367. PMID: 36745623; PMCID: PMC9901797.
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