British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's building, Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK.
Department of Cardiology, St Bernards Heart and Vascular, Jonesboro, USA.
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 Oct 27;24(11):1444-1449. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jead158.
The EACVI Scientific Initiatives Committee and the EACVI women's taskforce conducted a global survey to evaluate the barriers faced by women in cardiovascular imaging (WICVi).
In a prospective international survey, we assessed the barriers faced at work by WICVi. Three hundred fourteen participants from 53 countries responded. The majority were married (77%) and had children (68%), but most reported no flexibility in their work schedule during their pregnancy or after their maternity leave. More than half of the women reported experiencing unconscious bias (68%), verbal harassment (59%), conscious bias (51%), anxiety (70%), lack of motivation (60%), imposter syndrome (54%), and burnout (61%) at work. Furthermore, one in five respondents had experienced sexual harassment, although this was rarely reported formally. The majority reported availability of mentorship (73%), which was mostly rated as 'good' or 'very good'. While more than two-thirds of respondents (69%) now reported being well trained and qualified to take on leadership roles in their departments, only one-third had been afforded that opportunity. Despite the issues highlighted by this survey, >80% of the participating WICVi would still choose cardiovascular imaging if they could restart their career.
The survey has highlighted important issues faced by WICVi. While progress has been made in areas such as mentorship and training, other issues including bullying, bias, and sexual harassment are still widely prevalent requiring urgent action by the global cardiovascular imaging community to collectively address and resolve these challenges.
EACVI 科学倡议委员会和 EACVI 女性工作组进行了一项全球调查，以评估女性在心血管成像（WICVi）中面临的障碍。
在一项前瞻性国际调查中，我们评估了 WICVi 在工作中面临的障碍。来自 53 个国家的 314 名参与者做出了回应。他们中的大多数人已婚（77%）且育有子女（68%），但大多数人表示在怀孕期间或产假后工作时间没有灵活性。超过一半的女性报告在工作中经历了无意识偏见（68%）、言语骚扰（59%）、有意识偏见（51%）、焦虑（70%）、缺乏动力（60%）、冒名顶替综合征（54%）和倦怠（61%）。此外，五分之一的受访者曾经历过性骚扰，尽管很少有正式报告。大多数受访者报告有指导（73%），大多数指导被评为“良好”或“非常好”。虽然超过三分之二的受访者（69%）现在表示经过充分培训并具备在部门担任领导角色的资格，但只有三分之一的人有机会担任该角色。尽管这项调查强调了重要问题，但如果有机会重新开始职业生涯，超过 80%的参与 WICVi 仍会选择心血管成像。
该调查突出了 WICVi 面临的重要问题。尽管在指导和培训等领域取得了进展，但包括欺凌、偏见和性骚扰在内的其他问题仍然普遍存在，全球心血管成像界需要采取紧急行动，共同解决这些挑战。
