Wage gap: Women doctors could earn $2M less than men over career, study says

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Experts say the true gap in career earnings could be even larger given barriers women face in medicine.

, according to census numbers. But, Dr. Walker said the effects can be exaggerated in medicine.

"So, it's not all, 'Feel sorry for me I'm a doctor and I don't make enough money,' but it's, 'Wow, we continue to do things to keep women from advancing, to keep our society from advancing,' and if there's any place that we should change that, it's within medicine," she continued.by the RAND Corp.

According to Walker, one of the big ways to be successful in the medical community is to publish research and make discoveries. But, Walker said there wasn't a place to count that work towards promotion because it was something they"just had to do."Many women - specifically women of color - also feel a moral obligation to support their own communities, according to Walker."We do a lot of these education and town halls, so many of us are getting out in the community to talk to people about COVID-19 and vaccines. None of that is paid work.

 

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Women face so many barriers in the male-dominated medical field.

Everyone should talk about what they get paid so companies stop fucking everyone

Well deserved

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