Leaders of four royal medical colleges in Wales have shared their personal experiences of sexual harassment during their careers, in an open letter urging the profession to “call it out.”1
The letter was penned by Olwen Williams, chair of the Welsh Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, Hilary Williams, vice president of the Royal College of Physicians for Wales, Rowena Christmas, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners Cymru Wales, and Maria Atkins, vice president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Wales.
It came after researchers found that almost a third of female surgeons who …
Misogyny in the medical profession goes beyond surgery, senior female doctors have said as they recounted how colleagues had called them “mumsy” and commented on their breasts.In an open letter, women in leadership roles at royal colleges in Wales set out examples of the sexism and abuse they faced