Sexism In America Essay

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A new study from the British Medical Journal reveals that there are more Einstein looking guys with moustaches than women in the American medical world. Sexism in science and medicine is still a relevant topic and a very serious one. This gives it a kind of funny twist.

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Sexism in America: There Are More Men with Facial Hair than Women in Medicine

Facial hair isn't that common in the United States. According to the research, only 15% of men in the US have moustaches, and that's still more than the amount of girls in positions of power in the medical world. What a time to be alive.

The study was conducted by a team with members from the University of Pennsylvania, Berkeley Law and the University of California …show more content…

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The Medical World Should Have One or Less People with Moustaches Per Specialty

In medicine academics, only 38% of full-time faculty are women. 16% are professors, and 16% are deans. In a humorous note, the study ends by saying that 'every department and institution should strive for a mustache index ≥1.' This means that girls should have more positions of power according to their credentials.

The moustache index, as defined by the team, is the ratio of women to men with facial hair. Of 1,018 leaders considered by the studied, 190 had moustaches. 130 were women. Most of them were in the ob-gyn fields, pediatrics, dermatology, family medicine and emergency medicine. Moustaches were most common in psychiatry, pathology and anesthesiology. 10 other specialties had over 20% moustached men or more.

This Study Does Not Come Without Limitations

There are clear drawbacks to this study. First of all, classifying moustaches might be misleading. Data was taken only from institutional websites, which may not be up to date. There's also a chance that some moustaches are fake. However, this can inspire some solid research. There is definite gender inequality in medicine and science.

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