Sexual harassment and assault are issues that are just as pervasive in medicine as in other professions such as the entertainment industry, high tech or business.
And data indicate that female physicians who experience harassment are far less likely to report their assaults/harassment than women in other professions. This is probably because medicine is an extremely hierarchical profession that requires a decade or more of training to enter the profession.
Other specialties:
General surgery–gender wage gap 20% or $62K/year. Male physician salary $378K; female physician salary $316K
Emergency medicine–gender wage gap 21% or $55K/year. Male physician $322K; female physician $266K
Dermatology–gender wage gap 21% or $77K/year. Male physicians $449K; female physicians $372K
Family medicine–gender wage gap 21% or $43K/year. Male physician $244K; female physician $201K
Internal medicine–gender wage gap 19% or $42K/year. Male physicians $257K; female physicians $215K
Ob/GYN–gender wage gap 21% or $59K/year. Male physician $342K; female physician $283K
Pathology–gendere wage gap 20% or $54K/year. Male physician $318K; female physician $265K
NOTE: salary data controlled for part-time employment