Women in Medicine: Traditional Biases and Emerging Trends
Sarla Sharma
(Masters degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Chicago and a Doctorate of Education with a major in Counselling and a minor in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina.)
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Abstract
A great deal of prejudice exists against women in the medical profession in the United States as is evidenced by the small number of women physicians. The bias begins early in childhood and it takes considerable determination for a young girl to ignore the stereotype of her image.
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Citation
Sharma, S. (1983), "Women in Medicine: Traditional Biases and Emerging Trends", Equal Opportunities International, Vol. 2 No. 4, pp. 25-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb010390
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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