The prestigious medical journal has prompted a wave of anger online after a 'well-meaning but unhelpful attempt to be inclusive'
Lancet accused of sexism after calling women ‘bodies with vaginas’
A tweet sharing the front page has provoked a wave of criticism, with academics cancelling their subscriptions and resigning as reviewers, doctors blasting the phrase as “dehumanising” and activists suggesting the term is “unhelpful” for broader debates about inclusivity.
#Lancet #LancetMedicalJournal #MedicalJournal #Sexism
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/09/25/lancet-receives-complaints-scientists-quit-sexist-cover-calling/
Lancet accused of sexism after calling women ‘bodies with vaginas’
A tweet sharing the front page has provoked a wave of criticism, with academics cancelling their subscriptions and resigning as reviewers, doctors blasting the phrase as “dehumanising” and activists suggesting the term is “unhelpful” for broader debates about inclusivity.
#Lancet #LancetMedicalJournal #MedicalJournal #Sexism
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/09/25/lancet-receives-complaints-scientists-quit-sexist-cover-calling/
The prestigious medical journal has prompted a wave of anger online after a 'well-meaning but unhelpful attempt to be inclusive'
Lancet accused of sexism after calling women ‘bodies with vaginas’
A tweet sharing the front page has provoked a wave of criticism, with academics cancelling their subscriptions and resigning as reviewers, doctors blasting the phrase as “dehumanising” and activists suggesting the term is “unhelpful” for broader debates about inclusivity.
#Lancet #LancetMedicalJournal #MedicalJournal #Sexism
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/09/25/lancet-receives-complaints-scientists-quit-sexist-cover-calling/
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