From #MeToo to #TimesUp in health care: can a culture of accountability end inequity and harassment?

Abstract

Sexual harassment as an enduring problem in scientific fields, especially in medicine. It is no coincidence that harassment is rife in environments that foster gender disparities in compensation, opportunity, and advancement. Flagrant examples of abusive and discriminatory treatment continue to emerge, along with the unremitting gender pay gap in medicine and science in North America and other countries. The estimated costs of workplace harassment are staggering, with established detrimental impact on physical, psychological, and professional wellbeing of both the targets and bystanders.