Physician mothers are in crisis – but hospitals won’t disclose the information needed to address the problem.
If things were bad for physician women in 2018, when a BMJ study found “insidious, persistent and sometimes blatant” discrimination – from pay inequities to limited advancement opportunities to lack of support during and after pregnancy – the last two years have only exacerbated the issue. Disproportionately burdened by domestic responsibilities amid the pandemic, physician mothers and female doctors writ large are leaving the profession in droves.
