Seritan Andreea L, Bhangoo Robinder, Garma Sylvia, Dubé Jane, Park Ju Hui, Hales Robert
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Davis, 2230 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
Acad Psychiatry. 2007 Sep-Oct;31(5):363-6. doi: 10.1176/appi.ap.31.5.363.
Despite an increasing presence of women in medicine, the percentage of women in academic psychiatry remains low. At the University of California, Davis, women represent two-thirds of psychiatry residents; however, the percentage of female faculty is one-third. This article presents a novel approach to the academic gender gap problem.
The Society for Women in Academic Psychiatry (S.W.A.P.) is a peer mentoring group founded by junior women faculty.
S.W.A.P. results to date include educational products, departmental demographic changes, and climate improvement.
Although results are encouraging, more effort is needed to achieve a true culture change.
尽管医学领域女性从业者的数量不断增加，但学术精神病学领域的女性比例仍然很低。在加利福尼亚大学戴维斯分校，女性占精神病学住院医师的三分之二；然而，女性教员的比例仅为三分之一。本文提出了一种解决学术性别差距问题的新方法。
学术精神病学女性协会（S.W.A.P.）是一个由初级女性教员成立的同行指导小组。
迄今为止，学术精神病学女性协会取得的成果包括教育产品、部门人口结构变化和氛围改善。
尽管结果令人鼓舞，但要实现真正的文化变革还需要付出更多努力。
