Opinion: ‘Benign sexism’ intrudes at a meeting of the world’s brightest minds
Even in the wake of the #MeToo moment, we still find ourselves confronting sexism in what we perceive to be the most progressive, sophisticated spaces.
It’s 2018. We’re in the wake of the #MeToo moment. Increased reporting is exposing rampant sexism in medicine, media, and beyond. Women are now more empowered than ever to speak up in response to bias and harassment. One could think we’ve come a long way.
And yet, for all our expressed outrage at widespread sexual harassment and our newfound “wokeness” about gender equity, we still find ourselves confronting sexism in what we perceive to be the most progressive, sophisticated spaces.
That was driven home where two of us (E.M. and N.N.) were honored to be part of a panel discussing the growing epidemic of clinician burnout in the United
