What it means to be a woman in the field of biomedical informatics: exploring the lived experiences of women managers in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Raniah N. Aldekhyyel,
Jwaher A. Almulhem,
Samar Binkheder,
Ruaim Muaygil,
Shahad N. Aldekhyyel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the american medical informatics association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.614
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-974X
pISSN - 1067-5027
DOI - 10.1093/jamia/ocaa165
Subject(s) - field (mathematics) , meaning (existential) , informatics , health informatics , lived experience , sociology , psychology , medical education , medicine , nursing , political science , public health , mathematics , psychoanalysis , pure mathematics , law , psychotherapist
Although women in the field of biomedical informatics (BMI) are part of a golden era, little is known about their lived experiences as informaticians. Guided by feminist standpoint theory, this study aims to understand the impact of social change in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia- in the form of new policies supporting women and health technological advancements-in the field of BMI and its women informaticians.
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