Pervasive gender-based pay inequities in medicine particularly impact an increasingly female pediatric workforce, according to a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics.Equity in pay is a both a professional and public health imperative, the policy statement said.Recommendations to address gender-based pay equities in pediatrics include metric-based compensation, women- and family-friendly work practices, transparent career advancement pathways, and equitable attainment of leadership positions.
Equity in pay should be a professional and public health imperative in pediatrics, where pervasive gender-based pay gaps impact an increasingly female pediatric workforce, a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said.
The organization made several recommendations to help organizations address those inequities, including metric-based compensation, family-friendly work practices, transparent career advancement pathways, and equitable attainment of leadership positions.
Other recommendations include payments rates that are at least comparable with prevailing Medicare rates, and policies that prevent discrimination and harassment, Eva Catenaccio, MD, of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and colleagues from the AAP's Committee on Pediatric Workforce, Council on Health Equity, and Female Leadership and Excellence in Pediatric Subspecialties Leadership Team, wrote in the policy statement.
