Table 3.
Perceived gender discrimination in the application and promotion processes in the medical profession
| Experiences in gender inequity | Women | Men | P value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |||
| Residency | Yes | 272 | 47.3 | 62 | 18.2 | < 0.05 |
| No | 213 | 37.0 | 223 | 65.4 | ||
| Unaware | 90 | 15.7 | 56 | 16.4 | ||
| Fellowship | Yes | 28 | 17.2 | 8 | 8.7 | < 0.05 |
| No | 121 | 74.2 | 79 | 85.9 | ||
| Unaware | 14 | 8.6 | 5 | 5.4 | ||
| Professorship | Yes | 56 | 36.8 | 7 | 8.0 | <0.05 |
| No | 69 | 45.4 | 66 | 75.9 | ||
| Unaware | 27 | 17.8 | 14 | 16.1 | ||
| Employment | Yes | 70 | 37.4 | 10 | 10.0 | < 0.05 |
| No | 88 | 47.1 | 75 | 75.0 | ||
| Unaware | 29 | 15.5 | 15 | 15.0 | ||
| Promotion | Yes | 38 | 23.0 | 5 | 5.2 | < 0.05 |
| No | 87 | 52.7 | 75 | 78.1 | ||
| Unaware | 40 | 24.2 | 16 | 16.7 | ||
| Salary negotiations | Yes | 22 | 12.6 | 4 | 4.1 | < 0.05 |
| No | 107 | 61.1 | 81 | 82.7 | ||
| Unaware | 46 | 26.3 | 13 | 13.3 | ||
| Decision-making | Yes | 41 | 21.1 | 4 | 4.0 | < 0.05 |
| No | 103 | 53.1 | 84 | 83.2 | ||
| Unaware | 50 | 25.8 | 13 | 12.9 | ||
*Student’s t tests