Open AccessPerpetrators of Gender-Based and Sexual Harassment in the Field of Orthopaedic Surgery
Author(s) -
Victoria Giglio,
Patricia Schneider,
Kim Madden,
Zoe Bond,
Paula McKay,
Anthony Bozzo,
Mohit Bhandari,
Michelle Ghert
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
jb and js open access
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2472-7245
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.oa.21.00098
Subject(s) - harassment , orthopedic surgery , criminology , psychology , medicine , political science , psychiatry , social psychology
The prevalence of gender-based and sexual harassment in the field of orthopaedic surgery in Canada is high. Previous research in other jurisdictions has identified the most common perpetrators of harassment to be senior surgeons or directors. We aimed to identify the most frequent perpetrators of gender-based and sexual harassment in orthopaedic surgery in Canada.