Women in Surgery

Current family medical leave policies in the United States are often inadequate and often difficult to put into effective practice in the world of healthcare. Physician mothers frequently stitch together a patchwork of sick days, vacation, and unpaid time off to recover, provide care, and bond with their child before returning to work. This can easily lead to burnout or career dissatisfaction.  With substantial growth in the proportion of women graduating from medical school, factors surrounding maternity/family leave require particular attention. At Connecticut Children's,  we understand the importance of parental leave and supporting new mothers. We aim to do better.  Join us today as our women in surgery talk through their lived experiences as surgeon moms.  

Young professionals and medical students may believe that having a family in this type of field is intangible or frowned upon. But our women in surgery at Connecticut Children's share that "Nothing is impossible!"  Tune in to listen to strong and mighty surgeon moms talk about their experiences and challenges as a pregnant surgeon pre- and post- training. 

Tune in for a special episode of the Women in Surgery podcast as our grand finale for Season 2. Our women in surgery requested a meaningful discussion around leadership for our listening ears. Discover what it means to be in the C-suite and how You can aspire to inspire or lead others too. 

A study published in HBR in 2017 concluded that there was almost no perceptible difference in the behaviors of men and women from the extensive data that was collected and analyzed.  So if the behaviors are the same, what explains the differences in the outcomes, for example  of fewer women’s promotions into leadership? Tune in to listen to our surgeons' experiences and reasoning for situational awareness.

Welcome back to Season 2. In this season, we bring it back with a broad focus on gender differences. This episode enlightens our listeners with the gender wage gap that remains a stubborn and painful reminder of the gender inequality we have yet to overcome.  In the HR realm, executives look to validate that compensation is tied to an acceptable reason but are there underlying factors that continue to contribute to the inequality in compensation? Tune in to learn from the experiences of our women in surgery and how you can assure fair and equal pay for your own role.

Pre-COVID, finding the right time for everything felt like a challenge and a fair line between burnout and stress. Throw COVID in there and it can feel like we've been sitting on this giant balance wheel unable to stay balanced in our personal and professional lives. Tune in to listen to how we operate when it comes to maintaining your sense of well-being.

Tune in to listen to the experiences and perspectives of our women in surgery related to sponsorship and mentorship. How do they differ for you? 

Tune into a candid conversation with women in surgery from Connecticut Children's as they talk about their experiences linked to imposter syndrome in their professional and personal lives.