["The fact that there are more women doesn't guarantee anything": the feminization of obstetrics and gynecology and the experiences of female medical professionals in Mexico].

Salud Colect

Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas.

Published: December 2014

AI Article Synopsis

  • The article examines the increasing presence of women in the medical field in Mexico, particularly within obstetrics and gynecology, highlighting this trend as a significant transformation.
  • It looks at both quantitative and qualitative aspects of feminization, specifically focusing on the lived experiences of female obstetrician-gynecologists.
  • Through ethnographic research, combining statistics and interviews, it reveals the unique challenges and tensions these women face in a specialty historically involved in managing women's health and bodies.

Article Abstract

In the framework of an increasing feminization of the medical profession in Mexico, this article explores the characteristics of this process in the obstetrics and gynecology specialty. Understanding feminization as a process of change to be analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively, the article focuses special attention on the experiences of female obstetrician-gynecologists within a medical specialty that has since its origins functioned as a mechanism of control over women's bodies. Based on ethnographic research, the article combines statistical and archival sources and field observation. The interviews reveal the experiences and tensions women obstetrician-gynecologists encounter in this context.

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