Week 11: Maternal Discrimination Notes

University of California San Fransisco survey women

66 percent recorded gender discrimination

33 percent recorded maternal discrimination

reported lack of respect and being left out with desicion making

no places for breast feeding

sick days not adjusted for pregnancy

"If you become chief resident are you just going to get pregnant and have a baby?" asked the silver-haired male attending physician as I sat interviewing for the prestigious academic position of chief internal medicine resident. "That's what all the female chiefs do, and I'm tired of it," he added, shaking his head in clear disgust.

 4 out of 5 physician mothers say they experience workplace discrimination