Task force members revealed the results of their survey on gender friendliness in physicians’ workplaces in Taipei on Wednesday. The survey was conducted by interviewing 600 physicians, who were also given questionnaires. Wei said interns often train in the surgical department and some superiors take advantage of this to touch or harass them. The survey showed that although the sexual harassment rates are high for both female and male physicians, only 3 percent of them filed a formal complaint, and while 8 percent of women filed a complaint, none of the men did, Wei said. The group urged hospitals to make systems for filing sexual harassment complaints more accessible to medical practitioners, and to review sexual harassment prevention measures and physicians’ long working hours.

Source: Taipei Times March 10, 2018 15:56 UTC