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Patients want empathic doctors. So why is it seen as a weakness to show emotion? – The Guardian

Overwork. Sexism. Bullying and harassment. These are affecting the mental health of our doctors. It took a lot of time and therapy for me to recover

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Sat 27 Feb 2021 19.00 GMT
Women represent just 12% of surgeons in Australia. In certain surgical sub-specialties, this percentage is even lower. Being a woman in surgery is hard, not just because of this lack of visibility and representation, but because of sexist attitudes within the profession.
Emotional female was something I was called when…

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