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Aim: to discover whether patriarchy plays an influential role in the under representation of women in senior positions within the NSW health care system.Design: prospective research using interviews and focus groups
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Research proposal: patriarchy and the NSW health care system Abstract Aim: to discover whether patriarchy plays an influential role in the under representation of women in senior positions within the NSW health care system. Design: prospective research using interviews and focus groups Setting: five hospitals in Sydney, Australia Participants: Interviews - 15 female doctors Focus groups - 5 female doctors, 5 male doctors Objectives Aims: This research intends to discover whether the concept of patriarchy is responsible for the under representation of women in senior positions of the health system; and so working towards the identification of further reasons behind this under representation. This shall be achieved by exploring the relationships between senior male doctors and female doctors within NSW and by looking, in depth, at the experiences of both female and male doctors of promotion within the NSW health system. Introduction In March 2004 the Department of Health acknowledged that only 20% of senior consultants were women, with...
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