Women in Transplantation (WIT): Brazilian Chapter

Authors

  • Érika Bevilaqua Rangel Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - São Paulo/SP – Brasil.
  • Lígia Camera Pierrotti Universidade de São Paulo – Faculdade de Medicina - Hospital das Clínicas - São Paulo/SP – Brasil.
  • Bartira Aguiar Roza Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Escola Paulista de Enfermagem - São Paulo/SP – Brasil.
  • Janine Schirmer Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Escola Paulista de Enfermagem - São Paulo/SP – Brasil.
  • Lilian Monteiro Pereira Palma Universidade Estadual de Campinas – Faculdade de Ciências Médicas - Disciplina Nefrologia Pediátrica – Campinas/SP – Brasil.
  • Marilda Mazzali Universidade Estadual de Campinas – Faculdade de Ciências Médicas - Disciplina Nefrologia – Campinas/SP – Brasil.
  • Raquel Silveira Bello Stucchi Universidade Estadual de Campinas – Faculdade de Ciências Médicas - Disciplina Infectologia – Campinas/SP – Brasil.
  • Wanessa Trindade Clemente Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Faculdade de Medicina - Departamento de Propedêutica Complementar – Belo Horizonte/MG - Brasil.
  • Ilka de Fatima Santana Ferreira Boin Universidade Estadual de Campinas – Faculdade de Ciências Médicas - Departamento de Cirurgia – Campinas/SP – Brasil.
  • Maria Cristina Ribeiro de Castro Universidade de São Paulo - Faculdade de Medicina - Disciplina de Nefrologia – São Paulo/SP – Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53855/bjt.v22i2.45

Keywords:

Gender Equity, Working Women, Transplantation

Abstract

Introduction: Participation of women in different professional segments has been increasing in recent decades. However, transition to leadership positions is associated to some barriers, so that strategic plans were proposed in several studies. Methods: To describe the experience of the organization Women in Transplantation (WIT)/The Transplantation Society (TTS) founded in 2009 in the United States, as well as registering the results of other studies that investigated gender equity in several fields. Results: WIT has been developing activities over the years since its foundation, and has established 2 pillars: (i) to advance and inspire female transplant professionals; (ii) to advocate issues of sex and gender in transplantation. Similarly, the Australian and New Zealander WIT chapters and The Initiative on Women in Science and Engineering Working Group Similarly, WIT founded in Australia and New Zealand, and The Initiative on Women in Science and Engineering Working Group proposed to identify possible gender equity issues, to design and implement potential strategies and interventions to address some of those challenges and to establish realistic and attainable goals to improve and facilitate gender equality, equity and diversity in transplantation. Above 60% of women believe that flexibility at work, mentoring and coaching are key aspects for the development of their professional careers added to the establishment of a robust networking. Conclusion: Our group was inspired by those initiatives, and discussed strategies to analyse the professional profiling of women working in different areas of transplantation and organ donation in Brazil, and to identify possible barriers along the development of their careers and transition towards leadership. Therefore, we intend to establish the Brazilian WIT chapter at the next congress of the Brazilian Association of Organ Transplantation, in October 2019 in the city of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, as well as to propose a steering committee.

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Published

2019-03-01

How to Cite

Rangel, Érika B., Pierrotti, L. C., Roza, B. A., Schirmer, J., Palma, L. M. P., Mazzali, M., Stucchi, R. S. B., Clemente, W. T., Boin, I. de F. S. F., & Castro, M. C. R. de. (2019). Women in Transplantation (WIT): Brazilian Chapter. Brazilian Journal of Transplantation, 22(2), 16–21. https://doi.org/10.53855/bjt.v22i2.45

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Special