University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States.
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States.
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2025 Jan-Feb;54(1):115-120. doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2024.10.015. Epub 2024 Nov 26.
Among the enduring disparities confronting the United States is the gender pay gap. Women experience lower wages than their male peers in nearly every major occupation, including medicine, and this further underscores how gender-based inequities within the practice of radiology are wide regarding pay, promotion opportunities, and leadership representation in diagnostic and interventional radiology. This review article analyzes the historical and current data for the gender pay gap in radiology relative to other medical specialties, as well as the influence of other intersecting factors, such as race or ethnicity. The manuscript identifies key root causes of the pay discrepancies, including underrepresentation of women in leadership positions, deeply held biases, stereotypes, and inequities in promotion practices. Several strategies have been explored to tackle these challenges, encompassing enhancing pay transparency, reinforcing the commitments of institutions to pay equity, and advocating for systemic changes.
在美国长期存在的各种不平等现象中，性别薪酬差距是其中之一。在几乎所有主要职业中，包括医学领域，女性的工资都低于男性同行，这进一步凸显了放射科实践中基于性别的薪酬不平等现象非常严重，涉及薪酬、晋升机会以及诊断和介入放射学领域的领导代表性。本文分析了放射科相对于其他医学专业的性别薪酬差距的历史和当前数据，以及其他交叉因素的影响，如种族。本文确定了薪酬差异的关键根本原因，包括女性在领导层中的代表性不足、根深蒂固的偏见、刻板印象以及晋升实践中的不平等。已经探讨了几种策略来解决这些挑战，包括提高薪酬透明度、加强机构对薪酬公平的承诺以及倡导系统性变革。
