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When the minority tax is doubled: being Black and female in academic medicine

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 18, page 1 (2021)Cite this article

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The cost of being a woman in a procedural medical field is hefty in academia, and when amplified by being Black, the cost can be incredible to bear.

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    Sophie Balzora

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Balzora, S. When the minority tax is doubled: being Black and female in academic medicine. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 18, 1 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-020-00369-2

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