Thread by @purviparwani, Check out our paper in #JACCCasereports In this paper, we take a [...]

Check out our paper in #JACCCasereports
In this paper, we take a deep dive into the perception of women not supporting one another and provide a framework to achieve the ultimate goal of #equity/ #Equality by sticking together!
#RaftOfOtters

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A thread follows.

Are all the women good to other women around them?
NO, that’s not true but
Are all men good to other men or women?

Is the perceived difference due to traditional gendered expectations from men and women?

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https://bit.ly/3ofoAxc&q... href="https://twitter.com/mirvatalasnag">@mirvatalasnag @ShrillaB

Raft of Otters

Narrative A∗“It was all great while I was a timid trainee. As soon as I started making a little headway and was successful, I was seen as a competition. My success was deliberately not amplified....

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Queen bee is a phrase that is often used to weaponized against women in the workplace.

Do Queen Bees really exist?

I know you may have your opinion on the subject but let’s dig deep & look at the literature

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https://bit.ly/3ofoAxc&q... href="https://twitter.com/nishat76">@nishat76 @Kfarooqi @AnastasiaSMihai

Raft of Otters

Narrative A∗“It was all great while I was a timid trainee. As soon as I started making a little headway and was successful, I was seen as a competition. My success was deliberately not amplified....

https://bit.ly/3ofoAxc

Years ago, Yentl syndrome was described to explain the gender-based difference in the diagnosis and treatment of CAD in women!

Yentl had to disguise herself as a man to attend school

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejm199107253250408

Can">https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/... something similar happen to the workplace?

Do the

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In some of these studies,

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They also learned to distance themselves from other

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Do thehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

We often have heard “when a woman does it, it hurts more”
SURELY, Work place incivility is also reported to have damaging consequences for

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who reported more incivility byhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♀️" title="Weibliches Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Weibliches Zeichen"> -> reduced job satisfaction, lower psychological vitality, and higher turnover intentions!" title="We often have heard “when a woman does it, it hurts more” SURELY, Work place incivility is also reported to have damaging consequences for https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♀️" title="Weibliches Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Weibliches Zeichen"> who reported more incivility byhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♀️" title="Weibliches Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Weibliches Zeichen"> -> reduced job satisfaction, lower psychological vitality, and higher turnover intentions!" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

Survival mode can often kicks in for

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@WHA @WomenAs1

As we indicate in

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One must have a period of introspection before analyzing such interactions.
The narrative of such dynamics also matters!

As we indicate inhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

, perhaps women hurting women notion in part associated with the receiver& #39;s perceptions and their own gendered stereotypes/expectations. One must have a period of introspection before analyzing such interactions. The narrative of such dynamics also matters!" title="As we indicate inhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📰" title="Zeitung" aria-label="Emoji: Zeitung">, perhaps women hurting women notion in part associated with the receiver& #39;s perceptions and their own gendered stereotypes/expectations. One must have a period of introspection before analyzing such interactions. The narrative of such dynamics also matters!" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

Do

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Yes, sometimes they do.
So do

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But is it due to “IT’S A WOMEN THING?” NO

It’s an acquired response to the gender-biased milieu in male-dominated fields.

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Competition and Ambition is part of human nature
We need to “NORMALIZE” competition & see it as an opportunity 4GROWTH

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Literature DOESN’T show

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Literature SHOWS that conflict between

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11. Why #WIC need to stick together?

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> ONLY 14% in general cardiology

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> LEAKY PIPELINE

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> PAY INEQUALITY

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> NEGATIVE LABELING FOR SIMILAR ACTIONS

TIME TO STICK TOGETHER!
FORM #RAFTOFOTTERS

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#RAFTSOFOTTERS
Analogy of a group of otters that hold hands so as to not drift apart from each other!

CREATE a tight-knit circle of

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WHAT FRAMEWORK CAN

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> MORE

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Literature shows

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♀️" title="Weibliches Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Weibliches Zeichen"> leaders hire more

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♀️" title="Weibliches Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Weibliches Zeichen">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> This effect is the strongest when

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WHAT FRAMEWORK CANhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

FOCUS of the leader

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instead of “who might be a threat?”
#WIC leaders will be

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BUT, REMEMBER,
Bad workplace environment with gender-bias /fewer

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬆️" title="Pfeil nach oben" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach oben">self-promotion,

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬇️" title="Pfeil nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach unten">promotion of others

What can we do?
Regardless of gender one belongs to,

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💡" title="Elektrische Glühbirne" aria-label="Emoji: Elektrische Glühbirne"> Change gendered expectations

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💡" title="Elektrische Glühbirne" aria-label="Emoji: Elektrische Glühbirne"> Explicit Awareness/ Introspection of our own biases before the “labeling” of #WOMEN

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💡" title="Elektrische Glühbirne" aria-label="Emoji: Elektrische Glühbirne"> Exhibit emotional intelligence

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💡" title="Elektrische Glühbirne" aria-label="Emoji: Elektrische Glühbirne"> Watch out for gender-biased Narratives of workplace dynamics

WHAT FRAMEWORK CAN

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Organizational resource groups sponsored by senior

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Mentoring programs that pair aspiring

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♀️" title="Weibliches Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Weibliches Zeichen">leaders

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Leadership training for WIC including not only why to mentor

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Amplify the success stories of the WIC, particularly the ones whose accomplishments may not be acknowledged, locally, nationally and internationally

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Use #SoMe To promote #WIC

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Use #SoMe to build a network of sponsors and mentors

https://twitter.com/drnavz_MD/status/1167783073112612865?s=20

https://twitter.com/drnavz_MD... href="https://twitter.com/noshreza">@noshreza

https://twitter.com/drnavz_MD/status/1167783073112612865?s=20

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> #WIC can survive, thrive, and succeed in the decades-long quest for professional equity by supporting one another.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts">Forming the #raftofotters will create a critical mass that will help us reach our goal of equality in #Cardiology

https://bit.ly/3ofoAxc

https://bit.ly/3ofoAxc&q... href="https://twitter.com/DBelardoMD">@DBelardoMD

Otters are resilient!
Otters will break the hard shells of systemic sexism!
Otters will prevail!
#RaftofOtters

My sincere thanks to my co-authors for their mentoring & critical insight into the subject to make this article better! @netta_doc
@DrToniyaSingh @JGrapsa @avolgman

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