Thread by @DCharabaty

#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/