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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Occupational Health and Safety
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1478340
This article is part of the Research Topic Addressing Gender Inequality in Healthcare Leadership: A Path to Enhanced Patient Outcomes View all 6 articles

Perceived Sexual Harassment and Gender Differences in Anesthesiology: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Provisionally accepted
Renuka Shenoy Renuka Shenoy 1*Ronald Harter Ronald Harter 1Alberto A Uribe Alberto A Uribe 1*Mahmoud Abdel-Rasoul Mahmoud Abdel-Rasoul 2Jillian Tishko Jillian Tishko 1Tristan Weaver Tristan Weaver 1Erica Stein Erica Stein 1
  • 1 Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, United States
  • 2 Center for Biostatistics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States

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    Discussion: 1571 Body: 3670 with the 5-point Likert-scale questions related to experiencing burnout, facing declining job opportunities or leaving a job, and becoming more emotionally detached from others.SH has been reported by both male and female anesthesiologists, with female physicians perceiving significantly higher rates of SH compared to their male counterparts. Most respondents who experienced SH in their workplaces expressed agreement with statements related to "burnout feelings" and/or "declining a job opportunity or leaving the workplace". This study contributes to the current literature that SH is prevalent within the field of anesthesiology. Furthermore, our study demonstrates that SH has a positive correlation to feelings of burnout. This study demonstrates the critical importance of instituting policies regarding reporting SH events. Additionally, implementing bystander training can empower individuals to report witnessed SH events. Lastly, safeguards should be implemented to protect those who report witnessing or experiencing SH events.

    Keywords: Sexual Harassment, #MeToo, #MeTooMedicine, Gender Equality, Anesthesiology

    Received: 19 Aug 2024; Accepted: 21 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Shenoy, Harter, Uribe, Abdel-Rasoul, Tishko, Weaver and Stein. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Renuka Shenoy, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, United States
    Alberto A Uribe, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, United States

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