title: ["The fact that there are more women doesn't guarantee anything": the feminization of obstetrics and gynecology and the experiences of female medical professionals in Mexico].
abstract: In the framework of an increasing feminization of the medical profession in Mexico, this article explores the characteristics of this process in the obstetrics and gynecology specialty. Understanding feminization as a process of change to be analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively, the article focuses special attention on the experiences of female obstetrician-gynecologists within a medical specialty that has since its origins functioned as a mechanism of control over women's bodies. Based on ethnographic research, the article combines statistical and archival sources and field observation. The interviews reveal the experiences and tensions women obstetrician-gynecologists encounter in this context.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas.
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pozzio
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010822:Physicians, Women / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D063507:Sexism / Q000523:psychology / Q000639:trends
keywords: Gender; Anthropology; Health Professions; Medicine; Mexico