everydaysexism Archives - Resident Bolde

AMERICAN BURQA

Post Author:residentbolde
Post published:December 8, 2019
Post Category:everydaysexism

What is a Burqa? Images of Islam’s full-body veil wield a sociopolitical fashion statement that says everything from woman of mystery to paternal protection to a woman not allowed to…

THE FEAR

Post Author:residentbolde
Post published:July 4, 2019
Post Category:ACGME residency program / choosing residency program / everydaysexism / women in medicine

I remember meeting with the head of the of the LIHPC, the internal organization responsible for the mental well being of residents. He told me “residency is like a marriage.”…

MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO

Post Author:residentbolde
Post published:May 28, 2019
Post Category:ACGME residency program / everydaysexism / female surgery resident / Gaslighting in Medicine / hierarchy / social conformity / women in medicine

“It’s like monkey see, monkey do.” This observation was made by one of the chief residents in reference to his experiences learning surgery. We were scrubbed in a robotics case…

CONFORMITY

Post Author:residentbolde
Post published:May 8, 2019
Post Category:everydaysexism / female surgery resident / social conformity / women in medicine

This blog is specifically about social conformity. A synonym for this would be the herd mentality where the sheeple live in the Matrix. It has a purpose of creating the…

BLONDIE

Post Author:residentbolde
Post published:April 25, 2019
Post Category:Blondie / choosing residency program / everydaysexism / female resident experience / Gaslighting in Medicine / Sexism in Medicine

Reading the UK Daily Mail article on Hannah Yard’s experience of being called “blondie” for a week and told that she needed to die her hair brunette to be taken…

EXOTIC

Post Author:residentbolde
Post published:April 19, 2019
Post Category:ACGME residency program / choosing residency program / everydaysexism / female resident experience / female surgery resident / fight sexism in medical residency / Gaslighting in Medicine / overcome sexism / Patriarchy in Medicine / power dynamics medical residency / Sexism in Medicine

In Michael Kirk’s Frontline documentary “The Choice 2016” the presidential candidates at the time are contrasted with each other in their ascent to running for Presidential office. https://www.pbs.org/video/frontline-choice-2016/ It describes…