Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Pharmacy, Richmond, Virginia
University of Colorado, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aurora, Colorado.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2023 Apr;87(4):ajpe9088. doi: 10.5688/ajpe9088. Epub 2022 Nov 4.
Previous studies have identified that gender inequities exist in pharmacy academia. The inequities that women in academic pharmacy face are lower job satisfaction, ability to achieve higher ranks in faculty and administration, and salary. To date, considerations of why these inequities exist and what measures can be taken to address them remain relatively unexplored. This Commentary explores possible causes of gender inequities in pharmacy academia and potential solutions to improve equity between women and men. Potential causes include underlying sexism that still exists in society and academia today, promotion and tenure and the tenure clock, the concept of overwork, and the impact of the role of motherhood on female faculty. Suggestions to help improve gender inequity include both structural and cultural changes to the pharmacy academic environment.
先前的研究已经表明，药学学术界存在性别不平等现象。在学术药学领域中，女性所面临的不平等包括较低的工作满意度、在教职和行政岗位上晋升的能力，以及薪酬。迄今为止，对于这些不平等现象存在的原因以及可以采取哪些措施来解决这些问题的考虑仍然相对较少。本述评探讨了药学学术界性别不平等的可能原因以及改善男女之间公平性的潜在解决方案。潜在的原因包括当今社会和学术界仍然存在的潜在性别歧视、晋升和终身教职以及终身教职制度、过度劳累的概念，以及母性角色对女性教职员工的影响。有助于改善性别不平等的建议包括对药学学术环境进行结构性和文化性的改变。
