Title of Article:

Recognizing and Addressing Implicit Gender Bias in Medicine

APA 7^thCitation: 

Hui, K., Sukhera, J., Vigod, S., Taylor, V. H., & Zaheer, J. (2020). Recognizing and addressing

implicit gender bias in medicine. CMAJ, 192(42), E1269-E1270.

https://doi.org/10.1503%2Fcmaj.200286

Short summary of how the article relates to your diversity issue.  (No more than 3 to 4 sentences.) 

This article examines implicit gender bias in the medical field, and its influence on

women’s career mobility, research opportunities, and working conditions. The article talks of

how different biases, often unrecognized, impact employment, advancement of staff careers, and

perceptions of competency in healthcare. The article is most relevant to the topic of gender

disparities in the healthcare profession and how males and females are discriminated against in

the workplace, in this case, in the hospital.

Argument related to your topic in this article:  

The article argues that implicit gender stereotypes exist and play a great role in the career paths of women in healthcare. Although women’s rights have been advancing with time, they still encounter barriers hindering their career progression, poor remunerations, and biased appraisals that maintain inequality in the healthcare workforce. These biases indicate that organizations need to embrace equality and diversity by having a tuner lens in addressing the issue correctly.

Title of Article: 

Exploring Gender Equality in the Health Workforce: A Study in Uganda and Somaliland

APA 7^thCitation: 

Brody, A., Namatende-Sakwa, L., & Ali Ahmed, R. (2019). Exploring gender equality in the health workforce: A study in Uganda and Somalia. Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET). https://www.thet.org/

Short summary of how the article relates to your diversity issue.  (No more than 3 to 4 sentences.) 

The article explores gender disparities among healthcare personnel in Uganda and Somaliland, with a special focus on gender discrimination, leadership opportunities, and social biases. It offers an understanding of how gender norms influence patients’ perceptions and organizational relations, resulting in unequal treatment of male and female healthcare employees. This research has a clear connection to the investigation of gender inequalities in the context of healthcare organizations since systematic prejudices in staff and consumers are demonstrated.

Argument related to your topic in this article:  

The article points out that women are discriminated against in the healthcare system because of societal stereotypes and institutional biases. This leads to unequal opportunities that provide promotions, leadership, and equal treatment for male and female staff. Additionally, patient biases lead to gendered perceptions of healthcare, whereby women workers are assumed to hold subordinate roles and male employees are preferred leaders. The research calls for gender-transformative policies to close these gaps.