• Racism 

“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise and and live out the true meaning of it’s creed- we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.”  Martin Luther King Jr.

Police brutality is the term used to describe actions taken by police officers that are intended or unintended to degrade people. This includes neglect, verbal abuse, physical and sexual assault, as well as psychological violence and intimidation. Police violence is not equally experienced by people. Black people are more likely than White people to be stopped, to be arrested, and to suffer injuries as a result of police action.

Experiencing police brutality is also correlated with socioeconomic variables. For instance, those without a high school diploma are more likely to be the targets of psychological intimidation carried out by the police and are also more likely to have their pleas for assistance ignored by the police than those with a high school diploma, putting Black people at greater risk for homicides caused by the police.

Damaging effect on mental health:

distress, PTSD, insomnia, depression, anxiety, fear, low self-esteem etc.
It humiliates, dehumanises and goes to the heart of identity and dignity. Changes in behaviour and routine. Suicide.

• Sexism

The essential character of men and women and the roles they should perform in society are linked to sexism. Gender stereotypes, which are sexist presumptions about men and women, can place one gender above the other.

Despite attempts in recent decades to promote the field’s diversity and inclusiveness, the issues of gender-based harassment and discrimination that have emerged in other industries have not been unheard of in medicine. According to a 2016 research, 30% of female academic medical faculty members had experienced sexual harassment #MeToo.

According to Medscape statistics from 2018, women doctors are more likely than men to suffer sadness and burnout, and emotions of burnout are linked to a higher risk of cutting back on clinical hours.

gender wage gap

The so-called “gender wage gap” is the practice of paying women less than males around the world for equivalent labor. furthermore, Gender discrimination results in significant underrepresentation in high-ranking posts (and overrepresentation in low-paying professions) and service gaps caused by caring for family members.

These issues are even worse for minority women, as demonstrated by a recent incident in which a black female physician was blocked from aiding a patient during an in-flight emergency because airline staff believed she had the necessary qualifications. risking the lives of individuals.

Sexist expectations and behaviour have been shown to negatively affect employees’:

Performance, sense of belonging, mental health and job satisfaction, increases poverty in women, declining standards of public health care, low self teem, and can lead to substance abuse.

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