Mentor/s
Brian Stiltner Sandra Young
Participation Type
Paper Talk
Abstract
Throughout history, society has failed to compensate women fairly for their work. Occupations once considered men's work have regularly lost merit once women fill the role. Within the United States, women in the workforce have experienced a true systemic devaluation. Rather new challenges for the female physician assistant are beginning to mirror an outdated story line that has undermined the work of women in medicine for years. To understand this entirely, the historical depreciation of women’s work in the United States, trends in medicine, current pay disparities among physician assistants, and strategies to prevent society and medicine from repeating history must be explored. Without change, the wage gap will persist and future leaders in medicine, and beyond, will likely be lost.
College and Major available
Exercise Science BS
Location
Session E: West Campus West Building W140
Start Day/Time
4-29-2022 10:45 AM
End Day/Time
4-29-2022 11:45 AM
Prize Categories
Best Multidisciplinary Research or Collaboration, Most Scholarly Impact or Potential, Most Creative
The Devaluation of Women's Work: Is Medicine Repeating History?
Session E: West Campus West Building W140
Throughout history, society has failed to compensate women fairly for their work. Occupations once considered men's work have regularly lost merit once women fill the role. Within the United States, women in the workforce have experienced a true systemic devaluation. Rather new challenges for the female physician assistant are beginning to mirror an outdated story line that has undermined the work of women in medicine for years. To understand this entirely, the historical depreciation of women’s work in the United States, trends in medicine, current pay disparities among physician assistants, and strategies to prevent society and medicine from repeating history must be explored. Without change, the wage gap will persist and future leaders in medicine, and beyond, will likely be lost.
Students' Information
Elizabeth Williams - Exercise Science, Honors, December 2022
Honorable mention, Most Creative 2022 award.