Medical students' self-reported gender discrimination and sexual harassment over time.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gender discrimination (GD) and sexual harassment (SH) occur at all academic institutions worldwide. Medical students report high prevalence of GD and SH, which may negatively affect their education and health. There are indications that policies and reforms on reducing GD/SH are insufficient. Swedish medical students' experiences of GD/SH are monitored by course-evaluations and bi-annual student union evaluations; however, the response rate is usually low. The aim of this study was to compare the exposure to and context of self-reported GD/SH over an 11-year period amongst medical students at a Swedish university.

Methods

In 2002, a questionnaire (n = 622) was mailed to medical students' home addresses. It was repeated in 2013 and then distributed during mandatory

SUBMITTER: Kisiel MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7731624 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature