The FEMMIR group : from observation to action for gender equality in Intensive Care

Authors

  • Julien Le Marec Service de Médecine intensive et réanimation, hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, APHP, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1062-7694
  • Joëlle Beaudet Service de Médecine néonatale et réanimation pédiatrique, CHU de Reims, 47 rue Cognacq-Jay, 51100 Reims
  • Alexandra Beurton Service de Médecine intensive réanimation, hôpital Tenon, APHP, 4 rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris
  • Florence Boissier
  • Justine Cibron Service de Médecine intensive réanimation, CHRU de Tours, 2 boulevard Tonnellé, 37000 Tours
  • Mélanie Faure Service de Médecine intensive réanimation, CHRU de Tours, 2 boulevard Tonnellé, 37000 Tours
  • Adeline Grateau Service de Réanimation polyvalente, CHU Félix Guyon, CS 11 021, Allée des Topazes, 97400 Saint-Denis, La Réunion
  • Mariana Jorge Service de Médecine intensive réanimation, CH de Rambouillet, 5 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 78120 Rambouillet
  • Sofia Ortuno Service de Médecine intensive réanimation, hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, APHP, 20 rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris
  • Charlotte Salmon Gandonnière Service de Médecine intensive réanimation, CHRU de Tours, 2 boulevard Tonnellé, 37000 Tours
  • Francesca Santi Service de Réanimation et soins continus adultes, CHI, 40 avenue de Verdun, 94000 Créteil
  • Chantal Sevens Société Française de Réanimation de Langue Française, 48 avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010 Paris
  • Nicolas Terzi Service de Médecine intensive réanimation, CHU de Rennes, 2 rue Henri Le Guilloux, 35000 Rennes
  • Agathe Béranger Service de Réanimation et surveillance continue médico-chirurgicale pédiatriques, hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP,149 rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37051/mir-00228

Keywords:

gender equity, gender-based violence, critical care

Abstract

The FEMMIR group was created in 2019 to work on gender questions in intensive care: women-men equality, discrimination and violence experienced by women.

The first step of its work was to describe the situation: the number of men and women practising intensive care is quite similar, but the number of women in key positions is low (head of unit, PhDs, congress speakers, experts interviewed in media); furthermore many women in the field have experienced gender-based discrimination, sexist behaviours, sexual harassment or sexual violence.

The second step was acting towards gender equality and against disciminations: commitment towards parity in the French Intensive Care Society commissions, congresses and and journals, creation of a list of women experts, publications of research articles on gender in patients or practicioners, courses on these matters to intensive care professionals and students, social media communication, creation of inter-speciality and international network on these topics.

The group will continue and strengthen its actions in the years to come.

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Published

2024-06-11

How to Cite

Le Marec, J., Beaudet, J., Beurton, A., Boissier, F., Cibron, J., Faure, M., Grateau, A., Jorge, M., Ortuno, S., Salmon Gandonnière, C., Santi, F., Sevens, C., Terzi, N., & Béranger, A. (2024). The FEMMIR group : from observation to action for gender equality in Intensive Care. Médecine Intensive Réanimation, 33(Hors-série 1), 69–74. https://doi.org/10.37051/mir-00228

Issue

Vol. 33 No. Hors-série 1 (2024): Numéro Hors-Série 1 - Juin 2024

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Expert Opinion

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