Ten (No, Make that 11) Ways the Migraine Mavens Have Changed the Conversation About Sexism in Medicine

Abstract

We are pleased and grateful that the members of the American Headache Society have chosen our article “Ten (Eleven) Things Not to Say to Your Female Colleagues” as the winner of this year’s Member’s Choice Award, especially since the other nominated manuscripts were of such high quality. We share this award with all members of the Migraine Mavens Facebook Group. Our group currently includes 164 women doctors, advanced practice providers, psychologists, and other doctoral-level researchers involved in Headache Medicine. We are grateful to the editor of Headache, Dr. Thomas Ward, for his willingness to publish something so different from Headache’s usual content. The main body of the paper consisted of a table whose first column listed and described 11 examples of sexist behavior, with three additional columns explaining why the behavior was wrong, what could or should have been done or said instead, and what bystanders who witness these events might do or say to intervene. In keeping with the spirit of the original piece, we have identified 10 (no, make that 11) remarkable things that happened because of this paper.