The Untitling Project

A prospective and confidential ongoing survey of gender disparities in surgery 👩‍⚕️👩🏽‍⚕️👩🏻‍⚕️👩🏿‍⚕️👩🏼‍⚕️👩🏾‍⚕️ instagram: @theuntitlingproject

[The Untitling Project @UntitlingProjct]

@UntitlingProjct was born from yrs of not being recognized as a DR., & specifically a wknd on call where we (an all 👩‍⚕️ team) experienced this repeatedly. Then we shared w/ our male colleagues were told "It doesn't happen that often." We need data. Here we are. #Ilooklikeasurgeon

[Jason Jameson MD @JasonJamesonMD]

Thanks @drrachelrubin and the @AmerUrological !

FDA removes black box warning for vaginal estrogen!!!

[HHS Rapid Response @HHSResponse]

Rachel Rubin, MD: “Until today, the warning label on the box falsely says that vaginal estrogen causes cancer stroke, blood clots, heart attacks, and probable dementia. Yet not a single scientific study shows this.”

[SWIU @SWIUorg]

🌍✨Our #SWIUGlobalCommunity series celebrates women urologists worldwide, showcasing their journeys, achievements, and the impact they're making in healthcare! Together, they're reshaping the future of urology.

Let's uplift these trailblazers! 💪💙

*Full interviews can be found on our @SWIUorg Instagram page!

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Sadly, we still default to granting more respect to men than women.

8 studies: we're >2x as likely to call male politicians, athletes, teachers, and authors by their last names. It matters: surnames signal higher status.

It's long past time to use consistent standards.

[Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl]

Gender promotion gap: Though women tend to outperform men, they are 13% less likely to be promoted. Instead of rewarding men's self-advocacy and requiring women to do the same, managers should recognize women's high potential @jdickler
https://t.co/cdFRKpsXya

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

If someone regularly mistreats you, choosing not to be angry doesn't mean you tolerate their behavior. It means you no longer let it surprise you.

Lowering your expectations is not about permitting them to be disrespectful. It's about freeing yourself from their emotional grip.

[Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl]

The gender pay gap doesn't start w/ motherhood. It starts with a dip of female individual contributors in their 20s getting promoted or hired into roles that would lead to mgmt. It has a ripple effect on the # of women available to rise through the ranks. 
https://t.co/uXdB4uaSIF

[Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl]

Postpartum allyship: New mothers should not be expected to shoulder workplace re-entry on their own. To help, ask the mother about her unique challenges and experiences, and then adapt your allyship strategies to her specific needs. @nitya_chawla
https://t.co/DMVs1JHB0X

[Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl]

Study finds that in the week following the Barbie film release in July 2023, there was about a 51% increase of searches for “gynecologist” and “gynecology."
https://t.co/0Zm0yruyo7

[Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl]

Have you ever encountered workplace criticism or discrimination based on appearance as a woman, or seen this happen to women? Height, weight, attractiveness, etc. ?

(Working on a new article!)

[Ashley Winter MD || Urologist @AshleyGWinter]

One of the things I would like to see by the end of my career is for women to stop apologizing for normal things like unshaven genitals or menstruating when they come to the doctor. Please let's un-socialize women from healthcare related shame.

[Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing]

"So, go ahead and enjoy women's sports like you would any other sports, because they are sports." - Venus Williams

"Except you, Harrison Butker. We don't need you." - Serena Williams

"At all. Like, ever." - Quinta Brunson #ESPYS

[Wendy Hasson MD @WendyHassonMD]

What it’s like to be in healthcare right now:
“We will pay you $2 for that pie”

“But it costs me $4 in pie ingredients and $2 in human labor to make a pie. We need $6 to break even”

“Sorry, we’ll only pay you $2 for that pie. We suggest you make many more pies that you also sell for $2/pie. New requirement is 6 pies/day”

“But then we are still losing $4 per pie. How does making more pies help us?”

“We just found out flour is on shortage so you’ll have to buy more expensive imported flour and will lose $5 per pie. Or you can consider making pies without flour.”

“But I can’t make pies if we keep losing money on pies. And I can’t make pies without flour”

“We suggest you ditch rolling pins and remove any fruit filling as a cost saving measure. And consider limiting how much time you bake the pie for to use less oven time”

“But then how can I even make a pie that resembles a pie?”

“We appreciate the question and have no response. We empower YOU to solve this problem. We have scheduled 4 meetings to discuss how you can make more pies with less ingredients and less oven time and less labor”

“But it seems the root of the problem here is actually that we don’t get reimbursed fairly for our pies…”

“Don’t say that out loud. Please get back to making pies with no filling and no flour and no rolling pins and be sure to attend the meetings.”

#medtwitter #Pediatrics #insurance

[Wendy Hasson MD @WendyHassonMD]

On the heels of yesterday’s post about how impossible it is to work in America’s healthcare system, I woke up to an email requesting I fill out a productivity action plan to increase the “productivity” of the #PedsICU physicians because our “productivity” is “low” this month for the first time in THREE years and the variance has triggered an action plan.

For the last 3 years, everyone has been wringing their hands over how busy the unit has been and how to promote wellness in a unit that can’t catch its breath. We finally get the wellness we need….. a BREAK…. and now I have to fill out a “productivity action plan” to address the thing we all needed in the first place.

THIS IS BURNOUT

[BackTable Urology @_backtableUro]

This week on The Podcast: @DrStaghorn @LoyolaUrology and @DrCharlaHoldren @UofMHealthWest discuss family planning and fertility challenges for female surgeons @SWIUorg @akankshamehtamd @CaseySeidemanMD @AshleyGWinter @RenaMalikMD @MariaUloko #URO176

https://t.co/btGerOigxc

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Screaming at employees doesn't make you a tough boss. It makes you an asshole.

Great leaders are demanding, not demeaning. They set high expectations and create accountability without abuse.

Yelling is unprofessional. Treating people with dignity is not optional—it's required.

[ASiT @ASiTofficial]

Powerful presentation and discussion with @beckybeckyfish and @GeeMcLachlan on sexual misconduct report

Time to discuss and find solutions together - #TheTimeIsNow to redefine culture in surgery.

It’s not just banter!

#ASiT2024

[Ale Pulvirenti @PulviAle]

🔊 Attention to all women in surgery!

Help us uncover and address discrimination by sharing verbal micro-aggressions you've faced. Help us build a more inclusive and supportive OR environment for all

👇 Fill out the anonymous survey
https://t.co/C7R4LyPtca

[Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl]

"Not here" bias: When individuals recognize that bias exists but deny it exists in their own orgs. Study (N=1,250) finds a strong sense of belonging to an org led to lower likelihood of recognizing mistreatment toward women as discrimination. @shellkryan
https://t.co/s4fUMqIxZC