title: Sexism within anatomy as perceived by professional anatomists and in comparison with the perceptions of medical students.
abstract: Two hundred and eight professional anatomists responded to a questionnaire inviting them to address the possibility that social/gender factors hinder the dispassionate representation of anatomy. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from Cardiff University. The results of the survey provided comparisons with the attitudes of medical students that have previously been reported (Morgan et al., 2014). Although a few differences were discerned between females and males in our surveys and between anatomists and medical students, overall our findings suggest that, while both professional anatomists and medical students recognize the importance of gender issues and do not wish to associate with sexism, most are unaware of the possible negative aspects of sexism within anatomy. We recommend that teachers of anatomy should become more aware of the possibility of adverse effects on professional matters relating to equality and diversity issues. Clin. Anat. 29:892-910, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors: Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, United Kingdom.
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Morgan
authors: Sorbonne Paris Cité, URDIA, EA, University of Paris Descartes, Paris, 4465, France.
authors: Odile
authors: O
authors: Plaisant
authors: Pole AAFE, Esplanade Erasme, Laboratoire de Psychopathologie et Psychologie Médicale (LPPM-EA 4452), Université Bourgogne-Franche Comté, Dijon, 21000, France.
authors: Baptiste
authors: B
authors: Lignier
authors: Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, United Kingdom. moxham@cardiff.ac.uk.
authors: Bernard J
authors: BJ
authors: Moxham
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063507:Sexism; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: anatomists; anatomy; attitudes; gender issues; medical students; sexism