#GITwitter
The 4th🗞️of the #GenderEquity series I had the privilege to lead w ⭐️#WomenInGI⭐️ is out
@LancetGastroHep doi.org/10.1016/S2468-…
🎯Closing the #GenderGap in #GILeadership: The need for effective & comprehensive #Allyship @SiwanTG @AmyOxentenkoMD
A🧵& a 📣to action
1/ Let’s talk numbers #GenderDisparity in #GILeadership
#WomenInGI make up
⚠️19% of fellowship PD or Division chair
⚠️20% of Editorial boards of journals
⚠️5 or less Presidents of 🇺🇸 #GI societies founded >70 yrs; @BritSocGastro founded in 1937 had 2 & @my_ueg (‘1992) one
2/#GenderDisparity in #GILeadership
It’s not a pipeline🚰 issue
🧑🏼⚕️👩🏽⚕️Make up
🔺50% med students
🔺33% #GIFellows
🔺40% of graduating🧑🏼⚕️👩🏽⚕️ enter academia
⬆️ # of women in GI is not enough to close the gap
💎#Allyship from women leaders,men, institutions & self-promotion is needed
3/Closing #GenderGap in #GILeadership
🔺Representation of🧑🏼⚕️👩🏽⚕️in leadership matters
📣But beyond passive inspiration we need effective action
💎Women Lifting Each Other Up as They🪜
👍🏼 #GI societies Women Committees
👍🏼Women focused initiatives @ScrubsNHeels @WomeninEndo #WiGNAP
4/Closing the #GenderGap in #GILeadership: We don’t have to🚶🏽♀️alone- we need the intentional & effective #allyship of men
📣On our #MaleAllies
💎Sponsor her
For ✔️Awards✔️Senior authorship✔️Course Director✔️Committee Chair…
💎Stand up to microaggresions✋🏽
💎Amplify her voice🎙️
5/Closing the #GenderGap in #GILeadership
📣Intentional + Transparent organizational #Allyship
🔺High Acad Rank 🔁 Leadership roles
⚠️No change in # women Professor in last 35 yrs in 🇺🇸🇪🇺
💎Effectively Support ✔️research ✔️scholarly work
💎Adopt Term limit for leadership roles
6/Closing the #GenderGap in #GILeadership
📣Unapologetically Be your own fiercest ally!
💎Address imposter phenomenon
💎Stand up to microaggressions
💎Set healthy work boundaries
💎Design your career as it aligns w your values & w strategic yes & no
doi.org/10.1016/S2468-…
7/Closing #GenderGap in #GILeadership
📣Find Allies outside the field of #GI: #ExecutiveCoaching
Helps
✔️Understand your potential
✔️Grow your leadership skills
✔️Negotiate, Articulate asks & expectations
✔️Expand your emotional intelligence
✔️Personal+Professional Development
8/“Effective #Allyship= institutions & individuals who hold systemic power recognize 🚧👩🏽⚕️face & intentionally advocate for & implement steps to promote🧑🏼⚕️into leadership positions”
#Mentors #Sponsors #Allies #Coaching
😉Sounds familiar? #FindYourTribe 👉🏼scrubsandheels.com/matrix/
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