Female surgeons sexually assaulted while operating
Female surgeons sexually assaulted while operating
Trainees are being abused by senior male surgeons, a major analysis given to the BBC reveals.
Sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape have been referred to as surgery's open secret.
There is an untold story of women being fondled inside their scrubs, of male surgeons wiping their brow on their breasts and men rubbing erections against female staff. Some have been offered career opportunities for sex.
The analysis - by the University of Exeter, the University of Surrey and the Working Party on Sexual Misconduct in Surgery - has been shared exclusively with BBC News.
Nearly two-thirds of women surgeons that responded to the researchers said they had been the target of sexual harassment and a third had been sexually assaulted by colleagues in the past five years.
Women say they fear reporting incidents will damage their careers and they lack confidence the NHS will take action.
I heard that among surgeons there are a lot who have a personality disorder like narcissism or they are straight up sociopaths. Because of the prestige and power that comes with the job. Some feel like they are some sort of god because they have so much control over someone’s life when a patient lies on the table.
Not a surprise to me that this shit happens in the hospital.
116You ever notice how in almost any industry, hobby, geographical area or any other demographic you care to pick, a story about sexual assault will get traction and then people in that demographic will be like "Yeah, sexual assault is kind of an open secret here"? Surgery. Fucking surgery. Someone is trying to give someone a new lease on life, a gift most precious that very few can bestow, and someone else is like "I'll bet I can get a fistful of tiddy", and an entire room full of people are like "This is fine and normal. Let's not do anything about it."
44Full stats by the way:
Among women, 63.3% reported being the target of sexual harassment versus 23.7% of men
29.9% of women had been sexually assaulted versus 6.9% of men
10.9% of women experiencing forced physical contact for career opportunities (a form of sexual assault) versus 0.7% of men
Being raped by a colleague was reported by 0.8% of women versus 0.1% of men
Not sure why it keeps being framed as “versus” like it’s some sort of competition and it doesn’t mean both sexes get sexually harassed and that’s not fucking okay for either.
42Surgical tech, here.
Um... What the fuck? NHS, you need to get your shit together.
I've only worked in US military/civilian hospitals, so I can't speak on the NHS, but in the US at least there's no 'open secret' of sexual assault in surgery. At minimum you've got a surgeon, anesthesiologist, nurse, and tech in the room, so if any one of them tries to assault one of the others, it'll be in plain view of two witnesses.
We've definitely got a few relics from another era (old perverts who constantly push boundaries), but even they know better than to try to do something physical. X-rated 'jokes' directed where they aren't welcome is another story, but those aren't some 'open secret' that we just tolerate, either: fucker's getting told off and written up.
Surgeons especially are notorious for having a short temper and shit social skills, and HR won't raise a fucking eyebrow over Drs creating a hostile work environment in pretty much any way -other- than sexual. But a sexual harassment/assault complaint? I've seen two of those put in (both at a private civ hospital, two different surgeons/incidents) and both times HR intervened that day. Wish I could have been a fly on the wall for those conversations, cuz whatever they threatened did the trick - surgeon was absolutely walking on egg shells from there on.
If there's any open secret it's "different spanks for different ranks" - if the accused was a nurse or tech, they'd be fired on the spot, where Drs are given much more leeway / second chances, but that difference is much more narrow when it comes to sexual harassment/assault.
The only way I can think they might get away with that shit is if no one's reporting them, so if you see it, FUCKING SUBMIT A COMPLAINT TO HR.
33Who remembers the show scrubs and the few times we saw episodes around the female surgeons in the show. There was one chick that got under Turk's skin but she was the better surgeon... kelso took turk to medical conference and the only reason why in the show was cause of the other surgeons gender... then there was the blond boss of Turk who specifically talks about the targeted harassment.... this was all early 2000-2010s....
29While the report shows men are also subject to some of this behaviour (24% had been sexually harassed), it concludes men and women surgeons are "living different realities".
What do you mean "living different realities". It's the same reality where people cannot stay for themself, no matter who they are. They unhappy with their life and so want to force themself on others? They can force their head in dirt
26Apparently when I'm coming out of anesthesia I'm a massive perv and will make really inappropriate come ons to the medical staff. I feel even worse about it now that I know they already have to deal with it from their coworkers. I already warn them that it happens so at least they are forwarned right?
22Google glass was a good idea.
4Enjoy your multicultural values now.
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