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Talk to your peers and colleagues about sexual harassment and assault and erode the status that some serial harassers continue to enjoy. Do not collaborate with them. Do not invite them to meetings, to seminars. Do not invite them to be a PI on a training grant or to participate in a graduate program.
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As a man who is relatively early in my career I have encountered many scnearios where I see a more senior man in a position of power actively excluding a younger woman from contributing, or worse. It has been a continuous test of my own character to determine when and how to intervene, and I haven't always been happy with my own actions. I'm sure if you're reading this you can relate!
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In a study focused on engaging men in gender-equity initiatives, 74% of male senior business managers cited fear as a barrier to men's support for gender equity.
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Men should reach out to women interested in leadership roles, encourage them to apply and offer to serve them as their ally.
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This method consists of pushing people ahead of you and pulling people behind you.
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Bill Tholl, the founding executive director of the Canadian Health Leadership network, affirms that It is necessary but not sufficient to mentor those that are behind you but also sponsor them. The distinction there is not just to point to doors, but to actually help doors open.
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On the occasion f International Women's Day, Melanie Bechard posted on X that while it is good that men acknowledge their female partners' professional sacrifices, it is better that men structure their lives so that their female partners do not have to sacrifice their career goals.
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The author shared on X on the occasion of International Women's Day his feminist father strategy which consist of declining mos speaking invitations because more academic work for him leads to more mom-work for his partner and less father-time with his baby.
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A post where Andre Picard states that he no longer wants to partake in manels, all male panels.
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A post where Shailja emphasizes the importance of recognizing and empowering women. It encourages reading, citing, and crediting women's work, teaching and publishing women's contributions, acknowledging and awarding women's achievements, promoting and supporting women in various fields, listening to and believing women's voices, and ensuring equal pay for women.
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Women health leaders tend to lead from who they are and where they are rather than the position they happen to occupy.
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Gender Equity is related to patient care. Patient are denied better quality care with the current structural gender bias.
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Women lose interest because they are in a patriarchal system designed in a patriarchal way, and run only by men.
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It is more difficult for women to obtain grants and publish papers. It is unacceptable in academia.
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Despite the health care workers being dominantly women, the health care leaders are predomnantly men. This is due to cultural, social, and economic reasons.