Women in Medicine

From statistical data regarding women physicians practicing in the U.S. and abroad, minorities and gay/lesbian physicians, to practical advice on coping with stress, this title is an exceedingly useful and insightful volume for understanding and managing the issues faced by women physicians in both their professional and personal lives.

1. Historical Context.- 2. The Stress of our Profession.- 3. Stress Prevention and Management.- 4. Enjoying a Marriage or Partnership.- 5. The Second Shift.- 6. Having and Raising Children.- 7. Sexual Harassment and Sex Discrimination.- 8. Disability.- 9. Physical and Mental Health of Women Physicians.- 10. Ethnicity in Women Physicians.- 11. The Older Woman Physician.- 12. Women in Medical Schools and Academia.- 13. Women Physicians in Practice.- 14. Women Physicians as Healers.- 15. Conclusions.- References.- Appendix I: Other Resources.- Appendix II : Bibliography for the Women Physicians' Health Study.