Perpetrators of Gender-Based and Sexual Harassment in the Field of Orthopaedic Surgery
Background:. The prevalence of gender-based and sexual harassment in the field of orthopaedic surgery in Canada is high. Previous research in other jurisdictions has identified the most common perpetrators of harassment to be senior surgeons or directors. We aimed to identify the most frequent perpe...
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| author | Victoria Giglio, MSc Patricia Schneider, BSc Kim Madden, PhD Zoe Bond, BSc Paula McKay, BSc Anthony Bozzo, MD, MSc Mohit Bhandari, MD, PhD, FRCSC Michelle Ghert, MD, FRCSC |
| author_facet | Victoria Giglio, MSc Patricia Schneider, BSc Kim Madden, PhD Zoe Bond, BSc Paula McKay, BSc Anthony Bozzo, MD, MSc Mohit Bhandari, MD, PhD, FRCSC Michelle Ghert, MD, FRCSC |
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| description | Background:. The prevalence of gender-based and sexual harassment in the field of orthopaedic surgery in Canada is high. Previous research in other jurisdictions has identified the most common perpetrators of harassment to be senior surgeons or directors. We aimed to identify the most frequent perpetrators of gender-based and sexual harassment in orthopaedic surgery in Canada.
Methods:. We conducted a Canada-wide survey of all orthopaedic surgeons registered with the Canadian Orthopaedic Association and the Canadian Orthopaedic Residents’ Association. The development of our 116-item questionnaire was informed by a review of the literature and other published gender-based and sexual harassment surveys. Descriptive analyses, including frequency counts with associated 95% confidence intervals (CIs), are reported for all data.
Results:. Of the 465 survey respondents, the median age was 43 years (interquartile range, 35 to 59) and respondents were most commonly male (72%), White (81%), married (77%), and staff orthopaedic surgeons (68%). Peers were identified as the most common perpetrators of gender-based harassment (55%, 95% CI, 50 to 59), and patients were identified as the most common perpetrators of sexual harassment (48%, 95% CI, 43 to 52). Women were more likely to report direct supervisors or patients as the perpetrators of gender-based and sexual harassment, and men reported peers as the most common perpetrators.
Conclusion:. Orthopaedic surgery peers and patients are the most commonly reported perpetrators of gender-based and sexual harassment in Canada. The results of this study may be helpful to institutions in designing and focusing educational programs and/or policies and procedures to help reduce harassment incidents in the training and work environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45b2fe8ea209465bb1a9a055fe800db12022-12-22T03:07:16ZengWolters KluwerJBJS Open Access2472-72452022-03-017110.2106/JBJS.OA.21.00098JBJSOA2100098Perpetrators of Gender-Based and Sexual Harassment in the Field of Orthopaedic SurgeryVictoria Giglio, MSc0Patricia Schneider, BSc1Kim Madden, PhD2Zoe Bond, BSc3Paula McKay, BSc4Anthony Bozzo, MD, MSc5Mohit Bhandari, MD, PhD, FRCSC6Michelle Ghert, MD, FRCSC71 Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada1 Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada1 Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada1 Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada1 Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada1 Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada1 Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada4 Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaBackground:. The prevalence of gender-based and sexual harassment in the field of orthopaedic surgery in Canada is high. Previous research in other jurisdictions has identified the most common perpetrators of harassment to be senior surgeons or directors. We aimed to identify the most frequent perpetrators of gender-based and sexual harassment in orthopaedic surgery in Canada. Methods:. We conducted a Canada-wide survey of all orthopaedic surgeons registered with the Canadian Orthopaedic Association and the Canadian Orthopaedic Residents’ Association. The development of our 116-item questionnaire was informed by a review of the literature and other published gender-based and sexual harassment surveys. Descriptive analyses, including frequency counts with associated 95% confidence intervals (CIs), are reported for all data. Results:. Of the 465 survey respondents, the median age was 43 years (interquartile range, 35 to 59) and respondents were most commonly male (72%), White (81%), married (77%), and staff orthopaedic surgeons (68%). Peers were identified as the most common perpetrators of gender-based harassment (55%, 95% CI, 50 to 59), and patients were identified as the most common perpetrators of sexual harassment (48%, 95% CI, 43 to 52). Women were more likely to report direct supervisors or patients as the perpetrators of gender-based and sexual harassment, and men reported peers as the most common perpetrators. Conclusion:. Orthopaedic surgery peers and patients are the most commonly reported perpetrators of gender-based and sexual harassment in Canada. The results of this study may be helpful to institutions in designing and focusing educational programs and/or policies and procedures to help reduce harassment incidents in the training and work environment.http://journals.lww.com/jbjsoa/fulltext/10.2106/JBJS.OA.21.00098 |
| spellingShingle | Victoria Giglio, MSc Patricia Schneider, BSc Kim Madden, PhD Zoe Bond, BSc Paula McKay, BSc Anthony Bozzo, MD, MSc Mohit Bhandari, MD, PhD, FRCSC Michelle Ghert, MD, FRCSC Perpetrators of Gender-Based and Sexual Harassment in the Field of Orthopaedic Surgery JBJS Open Access |
| title | Perpetrators of Gender-Based and Sexual Harassment in the Field of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| title_full | Perpetrators of Gender-Based and Sexual Harassment in the Field of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| title_fullStr | Perpetrators of Gender-Based and Sexual Harassment in the Field of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perpetrators of Gender-Based and Sexual Harassment in the Field of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| title_short | Perpetrators of Gender-Based and Sexual Harassment in the Field of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| title_sort | perpetrators of gender based and sexual harassment in the field of orthopaedic surgery |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/jbjsoa/fulltext/10.2106/JBJS.OA.21.00098 |
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