 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.
Prejudice or discrimination based on gender or behavior or attitudes that foster stereotyped social roles based on gender.
| Descriptor ID |
D063507
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.813.550.750 F01.145.813.629.750 F01.829.595.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Sexism- Sexism
- Sex Bias
- Bias, Sex
- Gender Bias
- Bias, Gender
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sexism" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sexism" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2019 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2021 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2023 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2024 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sexism" by people in Profiles.
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Mott NM, Baskin AS, Taylor C, Niba V, Owens K, Rove J, Cleveland J, Meguid RA, Mitchell JD, Reddy RM, David EA. Qualitative Exploration of the Impact of Workplace Culture on Belonging, Burnout, and Career Exit for Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Feb 01; 242(2):422-431.
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Langhan ML, Schwartz A, Czaja AS, Hsu D, Turner DA, Karnik R, Moffatt ME, Mink R. Exploring Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Differences in Assessment of Pediatric Subspecialty Fellows Using the Entrustable Professional Activity Framework. Acad Pediatr. 2026 Apr; 26(3):103215.
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Hernandez I, Nuñez V, Reynaga L, Stewart K, Hernandez-Castro I, Maldonado LE, Corona K, Aung M, Knapp EA, Fuselier G, Douglas C, Vega CV, Faro E, Frosch RM, Lewis J, Croen LA, Dunlop AL, Ganiban J, Keenan K, Bastain T. Non-inclusive language in human subjects questionnaires: addressing racial, ethnic, heteronormative, and gender bias. BMC Public Health. 2025 Oct 31; 25(1):3708.
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Ladegard K, Ryst E, Shah K, Wimbiscus M. Schools Responding to the Special Needs of Girls. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2026 Jan; 35(1):73-87.
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Pietri ES, Weigold A, Munoz LMP, Moss-Racusin CA. Examining how a documentary film can serve as an intervention to shift attitudes and behaviours around sexism in STEM. Sci Rep. 2024 09 19; 14(1):21844.
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LaBerge N, Wapman KH, Clauset A, Larremore DB. Gendered hiring and attrition on the path to parity for academic faculty. Elife. 2024 Jul 10; 13.
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Gonzales NR, Fournier LE. Running to Stand Still: Persistent Gender Disparities in Academic Neurology. Neurology. 2024 Jul 09; 103(1):e209597.
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Philbin MM, Everett BG, Auerbach JD. Gender(ed) science: How the institutionalization of gender continues to shape the conduct and content of women's health research. Soc Sci Med. 2024 06; 351(Suppl 1):116456.
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Davidson NR, Greene CS. Analysis of science journalism reveals gender and regional disparities in coverage. Elife. 2024 May 28; 12.
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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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