Newsletters and Articles
October 2019 WIA Newsletter October 2019 - Issue 2 Message from the President Amy Schultz Pearson, MD Greetings, Women in Anesthesiology supporters! We hope you are all gearing up for a landmark American Society… Read More
WIA Research Spotlight: Dr Katherine Seligman, MD We are highlighting Dr Katherine Seligman, MD, anesthesiologist and researcher, whose work was recently highlighted on the front cover of Anesthesiology. Well done, Dr Seligman and team! Katherine Seligman, MD… Read More
May 2019 WIA Newsletter May 2019 - Issue 1 Message from the President Amy Schultz Pearson, MD Dear supporters of Women in Anesthesiology I hope you all are enjoying the spring sunshine. This winter… Read More
A Study in Leadership Women do it Better than Men Which gender supplies better leaders for organizations? Based on research conducted by Zenger Folkman, the authority in strengths-based leadership development, the answer is rather clear and quite shocking. As far… Read More
All-Knowing or All-Nurturing? Student Expectations, Gender Roles, and Practical Suggestions for Women in the Classroom Student evaluations of teaching (SETs) often have important effects on promotion, tenure, and meritraises, even if only through the negative effects that poor evaluations can have on these decisions (Langbein… Read More
Why Men Still Get More Promotions Than Women Nathalie (all names in this article are disguised), a senior marketing manager at a multinational consumer goods company and a contender for chairman in her country, was advised by her… Read More
Women Faculty: An Analysis of Their Experiences in Academic Medicine and Their Coping Strategies Women represent a persistently low proportion of faculty in senior and leadership roles in medical schools, despite an adequate pipeline. Read More
Understanding current causes of women’s underrepresentation in science Explanations for women’s underrepresentation in math-intensive fields of science often focus on sex discrimination in grant and manuscript reviewing, interviewing, and hiring. Claims that women scientists suffer discrimination in these… Read More