May 28, 2021
Cardiology, much like the world at large, has seen an awakening of awareness when it comes to sexual harassment in recent years. Now, a three-part series in
JACC: Case Reports is addressing how this misbehavior holds women—and sometimes men—back in the profession, as well as what can be done to turn the tide.
“Sexual harassment rears its ugly head every few years, sort of like racial injustice does, and we all get fired up about it and get upset,” Gina Lundberg, MD (Emory University, Atlanta, GA), told TCTMD. This energy translates into action that tends to wane, but soon enough another “egregious thing” restarts the cycle anew, she said.