Sexism

"Sexism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Prejudice or discrimination based on gender or behavior or attitudes that foster stereotyped social roles based on gender.

Descriptor ID	D063507
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.813.550.750 F01.145.813.629.750 F01.829.595.750
Concept/Terms	Sexism Sexism Sex Bias Bias, Sex Gender Bias Bias, Gender Sex Discrimination Sex Discrimination Discrimination, Sex

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sexism".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Social Behavior [F01.145.813]
Prejudice [F01.145.813.550]
Sexism [F01.145.813.550.750]
Social Discrimination [F01.145.813.629]
Sexism [F01.145.813.629.750]
Psychology, Social [F01.829]
Prejudice [F01.829.595]
Sexism [F01.829.595.750]

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Bar chart showing 20 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2013	0	1	1
2015	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2019	1	0	1
2020	3	1	4
2021	2	2	4
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	3	3	6

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Slanetz PJ, Belfi L, Catanzano TM, Mullen LA, Deitte LA. Navigating professional growth for women in radiology: A practical guide for mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2025 Jan-Feb; 54(1):45-50.

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Plewa D, Ricard C, Hockett D, Shehata D, Corrington A, Rizvi TZ, Lin Z, Castillo-Angeles M, Preston E, Dong L, Nepomnayshy D, Watkins A. Intraoperative Communication Among Men and Women Surgeons With Nursing and Anesthesia Providers. J Surg Res. 2025 May; 309:288-293.

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Beccia AL, Ag?nor M, Baek J, Ding EY, Lapane KL, Austin SB. Methods for structural sexism and population health research: Introducing a novel analytic framework to capture life-course and intersectional effects. Soc Sci Med. 2024 06; 351(Suppl 1):116804.

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Chowdhury D, Bansal N, Ansong A, Baker Smith C, Bauser-Heaton H, Choueiter N, Co-Vu J, Elliott P, Fuller S, Jain SS, Jone PN, Johnson JN, Karamlou T, Kipps AK, Laraja K, Lopez KN, Rasheed M, Ronai C, Sachdeva R, Saidi A, Snyder C, Sutton N, Stiver C, Taggart NW, Shaffer K, Williams R. Mind the Gap! Working Toward Gender Equity in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: Present and Future. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 05 07; 13(9):e032837.

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Silver JK, Feld LD, Clark Onwunyi VR. Reframing the gender equity discussion in anaesthesiology: adopting best practices to promote physician retention and belonging. Anaesthesia. 2024 Jul; 79(7):675-679.

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Cuffee YL, Preston PAJ, Akuley S, Jaffe R, Person S, Allison JJ. Examining Race-Based and Gender-Based Discrimination, Trust in Providers, and Mental Well-Being Among Black Women. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Apr; 12(2):732-739.

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Al Jabri A, Bhat H, Abelson JS, Breen EM, Kuhnen AH, Stein SL, Steinhagen E, Saraidaridis JT. The Presence of Implicit Gender Bias in Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency Letters of Recommendation. Dis Colon Rectum. 2023 06 01; 66(6):848-856.

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Welten VM, Dabekaussen KFAA, Davids JS, Melnitchouk N. Promoting Female Leadership in Academic Surgery: Disrupting Systemic Gender Bias. Acad Med. 2022 07 01; 97(7):961-966.

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Beccia AL, Austin SB, Baek J, Ag?nor M, Forrester S, Ding EY, Jesdale WM, Lapane KL. Cumulative exposure to state-level structural sexism and risk of disordered eating: Results from a 20-year prospective cohort study. Soc Sci Med. 2022 05; 301:114956.

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Gottlieb AS, Jagsi R. Closing the Gender Pay Gap in Medicine. N Engl J Med. 2021 Dec 30; 385(27):2501-2504.

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