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Sophia Frangou Editor Women in Academic Psychiatry A Mind to Succeed 123 Women in Academic Psychiatry Sophia Frangou Editor Women in Academic Psychiatry A Mind to Succeed 123 Editor SophiaFrangou Department ofPsychiatry IcahnSchoolof Medicine at Mount Sinai NewYork,NY USA ISBN978-3-319-32175-2 ISBN978-3-319-32177-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-32177-6 LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2016944473 ©SpringerInternationalPublishingSwitzerland2016 Thisworkissubjecttocopyright.AllrightsarereservedbythePublisher,whetherthewholeorpart of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission orinformationstorageandretrieval,electronicadaptation,computersoftware,orbysimilarordissimilar methodologynowknownorhereafterdeveloped. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publicationdoesnotimply,evenintheabsenceofaspecificstatement,thatsuchnamesareexemptfrom therelevantprotectivelawsandregulationsandthereforefreeforgeneraluse. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authorsortheeditorsgiveawarranty,expressorimplied,withrespecttothematerialcontainedhereinor foranyerrorsoromissionsthatmayhavebeenmade. Printedonacid-freepaper ThisSpringerimprintispublishedbySpringerNature TheregisteredcompanyisSpringerInternationalPublishingAGSwitzerland Preface Barely a day goes by without a news or an academic article about the status of women in science and medicine. They paint a remarkably consistent picture of gender inequalitythatseemstotranscend nationalandinstitutional boundaries.No matterwhatmeasureisused,fromsalariestopromotion[1],tograntfunding[2,3], and to academic publishing [4]; women fare worse than similarly qualified men. Not surprisingly, they are more likely to leave research and academic life. Althoughtherehasbeenprogress,thegendergapstubbornlyrefusestogoaway. The issue of the “vanishing women” is perhaps most acute in academic psy- chiatry.Thisisbecauseformorethantwodecades,psychiatryhasbeenamongthe medical specialties with the highest proportion of women entering residency pro- grams [5]. The percentage of women in junior academic positions in psychiatry is alsohighandconsistentlyhigherthanthatofmen.However,thenumberofwomen inpositions ofleadership remains disproportionallylow. IntheUSA,for example, only 13 % of department chairs in psychiatry are women [1]. My personal journey from medical school graduate of the University of Athens totraineepsychiatristattheworld-famousMaudsleyHospitalandtoseniorfaculty, first at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, and now at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has provided the impetus for this book. It has been a journey full of amazing encounters. I have had the privilege of meeting many extremely accomplished women, true trail blazers, both as scientists, clinicians and role models. I have also had the responsibility of helping younger women navigate their own voyage through the stormy waters of academia as a program director for academic trainees for over a decade and as a mentor to my graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty. Thebookreflectsthedualityofmyexperiences.Thefirstpart“TheyDidItTheir Way” starts with profiling 15 women that hold positions of leadership within academic psychiatry. They have been very brave in their willingness to provide intimatelypersonal,veryhonest,andextraordinarilymovingaccountsoftheirown journeys. Their stories are not just accounts of professional success. They are powerful tales of self-determination and empowerment. A striking feature they all shareistheirdesiretopursuetheirdreamsandremaintruetotheirselvesandtheir v vi Preface generosity in opening up their lives to women everywhere. There is of course no singlepathwaytoacademicsuccessbutreadingthesestoriescanhelpdistilluseful lessons.Thesecondpartofthebookthereforeaimstosignpostthe“snakes”andto highlight the “ladders” of the academic world. Very few are gender specific in themselves but they affect women disproportionally and they prevent the gender gapfromclosing.Ihopethatthemessagesconveyedinthesechapterswillprovide opportunities for self-reflection and inspiration for future action. Some may argue that writing a book such as this implies that the problem with thegender gapiswomen themselves.Thiswas exactly whatIwastold earlyonin my career. A senior female colleague advised me to stay away from any women- centeredinitiativebecausethesewereonlyforwomenthatwerenot“goodenough” tomakeitonscientificmeritalone.Thiswasandisbadadviceandakeyexample of how some women internalize and propagate negative societal attitudes about ourselves. Others may also argue that in order to close the gender gap we need to focus on societal and institutional barriers. This is of course true but meaningful change can only happen through the coordinated activity of a critical mass of likeminded people, women and men. Thisiswhythisbookisnotjustforwomen.Itisalsoforthosemenwho,either aspartners,fathers,brothers,mentors,orleaders,areinterestedinunderstandingthe femaleperspectiveonthegendergapandaremotivatedtostrategizechange.Ihave metmanymenwhodeclaredthattheyhadnoideaabouttheproblemsandbarriers women faced. Initially I tended not to believe them as these problems were both tangibleandobvioustome.However,Inowthinkotherwise.Malemyopiawhenit comestothegendergapisrealandneedstobeaddressedifwearetotransformour working environment. The hope with“Women in Academic Psychiatry: A Mind toSucceed” isthat it will show to all readers, women or men, that change is possible. There are many morewomenthanthosecontributingtothisbookthatareengagedinthisprocessof change. Success in closing the gender gap is a group process that also critically depends on individual efforts and achievement. Although this book is focused on psychiatry, it contributes to a wider societal effort to understand what underpins discourse on gender equality in leadership. New York, NY, USA Sophia Frangou References 1. American Association of Medical Colleges. The state of women in academic medicine,thepipelineandpathwaystoleadership.2014.https://www.aamc.org/ newsroom/aamcstat/,a=418758. 2. Rockey S. Women in biomedical research. 2014. https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/ 2014/08/08/women-in-biomedical-research/. Preface vii 3. European Research Council. Gender statistics. 2014. https://erc.europa.eu/sites/ default/files/document/file/Gender_statistics_April_2014.pdf. 4.FilardoG,daGracaB,SassDM,PollockBD,SmithEB,MartinezMA.Trends and comparisons of female first authorship in high impact medical journals: observational study (1994–2014). BMJ. 2016;352:i847. 5. American Association of Medical Colleges. Report on residents. 2015. https:// www.aamc.org/data/448474/residentsreport.html. Contents Part I They Did It Their Way 1 Lynn E. DeLisi .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 3 2 Judith M. Ford .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 11 3 Ellen Frank ... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 17 4 Sheila Hollins.. .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 23 5 Hilleke Hulshoff Pol .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 31 6 Eve C. Johnstone... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 37 7 Shaila Misri... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 47 8 Antonia New .. .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 55 9 Mani Pavuluri. .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 63 10 Mary Phillips.. .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 69 11 Natalie Rasgon. .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 75 12 Marcella Rietschel.. .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 79 13 Nina Schooler . .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 87 14 Patricia Suppes .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 93 15 Carol A Tamminga. .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 99 16 Danuta Wasserman. .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 105 Part II Plan Your Way 17 The Pursuit of Happiness..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 117 18 External Barriers: Societal Attitudes.... .... .... .... ..... .... 121 19 Internal Barriers... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 125 20 Putting Yourself First... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 129 ix x Contents 21 Putting Yourself Forward..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 133 22 Project Confidence . .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 137 23 Be Visible. .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 141 24 Be Memorable. .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 145 25 Be Connected.. .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 149 26 Be Persistent .. .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 153 Index .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 157 Contributors Lynn E. DeLisi VA Boston Healthcare System, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Brockton, MA, USA Judith M. Ford Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco VA Medical Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA Sophia Frangou Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA Ellen Frank Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, USA Sheila Hollins St. George’s University of London, London, UK Hilleke Hulshoff Pol Division of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands Eve C. Johnstone Royal Edinburgh Hospital, University Department of Psychi- atry, Scotland, UK Shaila Misri Department of Psychiatry, Obstetrics, Gynecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Department of Reproductive Mental Health Program, BC Children’s & Women’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada AntoniaS.New IcahnSchoolofMedicine atMount Sinai,NewYork,NY,USA Mani Pavuluri Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA MaryL.Phillips DepartmentPsychiatry,WesternPsychiatricInstituteandClinic, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Natalie L. Rasgon Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA Marcella Rietschel Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Nina R. Schooler SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA xi
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