Table 1. Experiences of Sexual Harassment Among Participating Physicians.
| Career Harassment and Misconduct Experiencesa | Participants, No. (%) | P Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 737) |
Women (n = 448) |
Men (n = 289) |
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| Any form | 519 (70.04) | 341 (76.12) | 178 (61.59) | <.001 |
| Degrading speech/obscene languageb | 456 (61.87) | 297 (66.29) | 159 (55.02) | .002 |
| Letter, email, text message, jokes, picturesb | 44 (5.97) | 21 (4.69) | 23 (7.96) | .07 |
| Sexualized speech, sexual innuendob | 185 (25.1) | 145 (32.37) | 40 (13.84) | <.001 |
| Whistling, staringb | 96 (13.03) | 89 (19.87) | 7 (2.42) | <.001 |
| Obscene gesturesb | 39 (5.29) | 24 (5.36) | 15 (5.19) | .92 |
| Stories with sexual contentb | 109 (14.79) | 79 (17.62) | 30 (10.38) | .01 |
| Sexual offers, unwanted invitationsb | 53 (7.19) | 40 (8.93) | 13 (4.5) | .02 |
| Unwanted physical contactc | 127 (17.23) | 100 (22.32) | 27 (9.34) | <.001 |
| Groping, attempted kissingc | 16 (2.17) | 13 (2.9) | 3 (1.04) | .09 |
| Advantages for sexual favors | 11 (1.49) | 9 (2.01) | 2 (0.69) | .15 |
| Sexual attackc | 4 (0.54) | 2 (0.45) | 2 (0.69) | .66 |
| Other situations | 15 (2.04) | 11 (2.46) | 4 (1.38) | .32 |
| None of the above | 218 (29.58) | 107 (23.88) | 111 (38.41) | <.001 |
| Perceived the nonphysical misconduct as harassing (n = 492) | 373 (75.8) | 270 (83.3) | 103 (61.3) | <.001 |
| Perceived the nonphysical misconduct as threatening (n = 491) | 59 (12) | 49 (15.2) | 10 (6) | .003 |
| Perceived the physical misconduct as harassing (n = 132) | 117 (88.6) | 95 (93.1) | 22 (73.3) | .003 |
| Perceived the physical misconduct as threatening (n = 131) | 36 (27.5) | 31 (30.7) | 5 (16.7) | .13 |
a
Multiple answers were accepted.
b
Summarized as nonphysical misconduct or harassment.
c
Summarized as physical misconduct or harassment.