Advancing Gender Equity in Medicine
The WSMA will advocate and raise awareness for gender parity, equal pay,
and advancement as a fundamental professional standard to ensure equal
opportunity within the medical profession in Washington. (Res B-2, A-20)
The WSMA ensure and encourage gender equity in WSMA leadership, HOD
reference committees, speakers showcased at WSMA events, articles in WSMA
Reports and grants and/or awards. (Res B-2, A-20)
The WSMA endorses the American Medical Association’s policy, “Gender
Disparities in Physician Income and Advancement” that reads as follows:
Gender Disparities in Physician Income and Advancement 1. That our
American Medical Association encourage medical associations and other
relevant organizations to study gender differences in income and
advancement trends, by specialty, experience, work hours and other
practice characteristics, and develop programs to address disparities
where they exist; 2. That our AMA support physicians in making informed
decisions on work-life balance issues through the continued development of
informational resources on issues such as part-time work options, job
sharing, flexible scheduling, reentry, and contract negotiations; 3. That
our AMA urge medical schools, hospitals, group practices and other
physician employers to institute and monitor transparency in pay levels in
order to identify and eliminate gender bias and promote gender equity
throughout the profession; 4. That our AMA collect and publicize
information on best practices in academic medicine and non academic
medicine that foster gender parity in the profession; and 5. That our AMA
provide training on leadership development, contract and salary
negotiations and career advancement strategies, to combat gender
disparities as a member benefit. (Res B-2, A-20)
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Abbreviations for House of Delegates report origination:
EC – Executive Committee; BT – Board of Trustees; CPA – Council on
Professional Affairs; JC – Judicial Council; CHS – Community and Health
Services