When a Specialty Becomes “Women’s Work”: Occupational Gender Segregation in Medicine

When a Specialty Becomes “Women’s Work”: Occupational Gender Segregation in Medicine

Elaine Pelley, MD, of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health's Department of Medicine, presents the Grand Rounds lecture "When a Specialty Becomes “Women’s Work”: Occupational Gender Segregation in Medicine." In her lecture, she describes the patterns of gender segregation observed in the US workforce over the past century; discusses the historical trends and current status of gender segregation in the medical specialties; and utilizes broader workforce data to predict the impact of female predominance on a medical specialty.

Elaine Pelley, MD
Associate professor (CHS)
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism,
Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health