Breaking barriers in the career development of women in academic psychiatry
Academic psychiatry is essential for advancing mental health understanding and treatments. However, women encounter more obstacles hindering their progress in academia than men. This Editorial aims to highlight these obstacles and propose strategies to address them, advocating for a more supportive...
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| author | Mariana Pinto da Costa Silvana Galderisi Helen Herrman Anita Riecher-Rössler Danuta Wasserman |
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| description | Academic psychiatry is essential for advancing mental health understanding and treatments. However, women encounter more obstacles hindering their progress in academia than men. This Editorial aims to highlight these obstacles and propose strategies to address them, advocating for a more supportive environment for women psychiatrists’ ongoing growth and development. The importance of supportive environments, fair access to opportunities and structural changes, including initiatives for mentorship, funding and flexible work arrangements, are crucial. Collaboration among governments, institutions and organisations is needed to enhance research infrastructure and promote gender equality. Encouraging and recognising women's contributions in research fosters inclusivity and innovation. Prioritising these efforts is vital for the existence, well-being and success of women in academic psychiatry. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bbdbd5b5a44444ec9dd507d8a702cf502025-08-20T02:14:01ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242024-11-011010.1192/bjo.2024.808Breaking barriers in the career development of women in academic psychiatryMariana Pinto da Costa0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5966-5723Silvana Galderisi1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-7656Helen Herrman2Anita Riecher-Rössler3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6361-8789Danuta Wasserman4Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, UK; and Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, PortugalDepartment of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, ItalyOrygen and the Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, AustraliaMedical Faculty, University of Basel, SwitzerlandKarolinska Institute, Stockholm, SwedenAcademic psychiatry is essential for advancing mental health understanding and treatments. However, women encounter more obstacles hindering their progress in academia than men. This Editorial aims to highlight these obstacles and propose strategies to address them, advocating for a more supportive environment for women psychiatrists’ ongoing growth and development. The importance of supportive environments, fair access to opportunities and structural changes, including initiatives for mentorship, funding and flexible work arrangements, are crucial. Collaboration among governments, institutions and organisations is needed to enhance research infrastructure and promote gender equality. Encouraging and recognising women's contributions in research fosters inclusivity and innovation. Prioritising these efforts is vital for the existence, well-being and success of women in academic psychiatry.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472424008081/type/journal_articleBarriersprofessional developmentacademic psychiatrywomengender |
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| title | Breaking barriers in the career development of women in academic psychiatry |
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