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<journal-title>ABC Imagem Cardiovascular</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">Arq Bras Cardiol: Imagem cardiovasc.</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group>
<issn pub-type="epub">2675-312X</issn>
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<publisher-name>Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia</publisher-name></publisher>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">abcimg.20230079i</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.36660/abcimg.20230079i</article-id>
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<subject>Editorial</subject></subj-group></article-categories>
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<article-title>Women in the DIC: What Motivates Us?</article-title>
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<name><surname>Morhy</surname><given-names>Samira Saady</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="c1"/></contrib>
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<institution content-type="orgname">Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein</institution>
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<named-content content-type="city">S&#xE3;o Paulo</named-content>
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<country country="BR">Brazil</country>
<institution content-type="original">Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, S&#xE3;o Paulo, SP &#x2013; Brazil</institution></aff></contrib-group>
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<corresp id="c1"><bold>Correspond&#xEA;ncia: Samira Saady Morhy</bold> &#x2022; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. Av. Albert Einstein, 627/701. CEP: <postal-code>05652-900</postal-code>. Morumbi, S&#xE3;o Paulo, SP &#x2013; Brasil. E-mail: <email>samira.morhy@einstein.br</email></corresp></author-notes>
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<day>02</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2023</year></pub-date>
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<year>2023</year></pub-date>
<volume>36</volume>
<issue>3</issue>
<elocation-id>e20230079</elocation-id>
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<title>Keywords</title>
<kwd>Mulheres</kwd>
<kwd>Diagn&#xF3;stico por Imagem</kwd>
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<p>During the period from November 2022 to March 2023, a survey was made available on the website of the Department of Cardiovascular Imaging (DIC) of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (SBC), aimed at female members of the DIC-SBC, with the objective of better understanding the challenges faced by women during their training and professional exercise.</p>
<p>We obtained 131 responses, and the results are displayed in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f1">Figures 1</xref> to <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f6">6</xref>.</p>
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<label>Figure 1</label>
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<title>Age of survey respondents (131 respondents)</title></caption>
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<label>Figure 2</label>
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<title>Time since graduating from medical school (131 respondents)</title></caption>
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<fig id="f3">
<label>Figure 3</label>
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<title>Answers to the question: &#x201C;Do you feel that you put off starting a family or having children due to your medical studies or your profession?&#x201D; (131 respondents)</title></caption>
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<fig id="f4">
<label>Figure 4</label>
<caption>
<title>Answers to the question: &#x201C;Have you ever felt that you were in any of the following situations during your professional practice?&#x201D; (131 respondents)</title></caption>
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<fig id="f5">
<label>Figure 5</label>
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<title>Answers to the question: &#x201C;Do you think that you receive lower pay than your male colleagues working in the same professional position?&#x201D; (131 respondents)</title></caption>
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<fig id="f6">
<label>Figure 6</label>
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<title>Answers to the question: &#x201C;Do you feel that you have had fewer opportunities than your male colleagues?&#x201D; (131 respondents)</title></caption>
<graphic xlink:href="2675-312X-dic-36-03-e20230079-gf06.tif"/></fig>
<p>We observed that the majority of the respondents were young (41.2% were between 30 and 40 years old; <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f1">Figure 1</xref>), had graduated from medical school between 10 and 20 years ago (37.4%; <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f2">Figure 2</xref>), and had put off starting a family due to their profession (71.8%; <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f3">Figure 3</xref>).</p>
<p>Regarding the situations they had aleady experienced while exercising their profession, 72.5% of the respondents cited lack of motivation, 41.2% impostor syndrome, and 40.5% depression. (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="f4">Figure 4</xref>).</p>
<p>When asked about pay, slightly more than half (61.1%) answered that they receive the same amount as their male colleagues (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="f5">Figure 5</xref>).</p>
<p>In relation to their job opportunities compared to men, opinions were very close: 51% thought they had equal opportunities (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="f6">Figure 6</xref>).</p>
<p>Our challenges are not very different from those reported by women physicians in other countries. The Women&#x27;s Taskforce of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EAVCI) conducted a survey of women in cardiovascular imaging worldwide: 60% of them reported lack of motivation, 54% imposter syndrome, and 70% anxiety.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B1">1</xref></sup> Regarding pay, 45% answered that they received similar amounts to male physicians; 10% received less than their male colleagues, and 45% answered that they did not know, or that there was no transparency about this.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B1">1</xref></sup></p>
<p>During the Twelfth DIC Congress, held from August 18 to 20, this year, in Brasilia, I participated in the second meeting of Women in Cardiovascular Imaging with the physicians Adenalva Beck, Daniela Rassi Frota, M&#xE1;rcia Barberato, and Marly Uellendahl.</p>
<p>On this occasion, we were able to discuss the results of the survey about Women in the DIC, and ask the women colleagues at the table and the audience what motivates them, and it was very moving to hear their responses, including: &#x201C;the example of their mothers, the purpose of helping people (patients), loving and &#x2018;liking&#x2019; the profession, family (children and husbands), among others.&#x201D;</p>
<p>At this meeting, as well as at the first meeting of Women in the DIC, held at the Eleventh DIC Congress in S&#xE3;o Paulo,<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B2">2</xref></sup> we left with the conviction that, in addition to discussions about women&#x27;s participation on the boards of medical societies and health institutions, we must help each other to face the challenges that we still encounter in the exercise of our profession, such as equity of opportunities, balance between family and work, and respect.</p></body>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.36660/abcimg.20230079</article-id>
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<subject>Editorial</subject></subj-group></article-categories>
<title-group>
<article-title>DIC Mulheres: O Que nos Motiva?</article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="editor">
<contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">0000-0002-5531-9647</contrib-id>
<name><surname>Morhy</surname><given-names>Samira Saady</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"><sup>1</sup></xref><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="c2"/></contrib>
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<named-content content-type="city">S&#xE3;o Paulo</named-content>
<named-content content-type="state">SP</named-content></addr-line>
<country country="BR">Brasil</country>
<institution content-type="original">Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, S&#xE3;o Paulo, SP &#x2013; Brasil</institution></aff></contrib-group>
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<corresp id="c2"><bold>Correspond&#xEA;ncia: Samira Saady Morhy</bold> &#x2022; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. Av. Albert Einstein, 627/701. CEP: <postal-code>05652-900</postal-code>. Morumbi, S&#xE3;o Paulo, SP &#x2013; Brasil. E-mail: <email>samira.morhy@einstein.br</email></corresp></author-notes>
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<p>No per&#xED;odo de novembro de 2022 a mar&#xE7;o de 2023, foi disponibilizado no site do Departamento de Imagem Cardiovascular (DIC) da Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC), uma pesquisa voltada &#xE0;s s&#xF3;cias mulheres do DIC-SBC, com o objetivo de conhecermos melhor os desafios enfrentados pelas mulheres durante a forma&#xE7;&#xE3;o e exerc&#xED;cio da profiss&#xE3;o.</p>
<p>Obtivemos 131 repostas, e os resultados est&#xE3;o ilustrados nas <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f7">Figuras 1</xref> a <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f12">6</xref>.</p>
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<label>Figura 1</label>
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<title>Idade das respondentes da pesquisa (131 respondentes)</title></caption>
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<fig id="f8">
<label>Figura 2</label>
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<title>Tempo de conclus&#xE3;o da gradua&#xE7;&#xE3;o em Medicina (131 respondentes)</title></caption>
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<label>Figura 3</label>
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<title>Respostas &#xE0; pergunta: &#x201C;Voc&#xEA; sente que adiou formar a sua fam&#xED;lia ou ter filhos devido &#xE0; sua forma&#xE7;&#xE3;o m&#xE9;dica ou a sua profiss&#xE3;o?&#x201D; (131 respondentes)</title></caption>
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<fig id="f10">
<label>Figura 4</label>
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<title>Respostas &#xE0; pergunta: &#x201C;Voc&#xEA; j&#xE1; sentiu uma das situa&#xE7;&#xF5;es descritas no gr&#xE1;fico na sua atua&#xE7;&#xE3;o profissional?&#x201D; (131 respondentes)</title></caption>
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<label>Figura 5</label>
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<title>Respostas &#xE0; pergunta: &#x201C;Voc&#xEA; acha que ganha menos que os colegas do sexo masculino na mesma posi&#xE7;&#xE3;o profissional?&#x201D; (131 respostas)</title></caption>
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<label>Figura 6</label>
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<title>Respostas &#xE0; pergunta: &#x201C;Voc&#xEA; sente que teve menos oportunidades do que os seus colegas do sexo masculino?&#x201D; (131 respondentes)</title></caption>
<graphic xlink:href="2675-312X-dic-36-03-e20230079-gf06-pt.tif"/></fig>
<p>Observamos que a maioria das respondentes &#xE9; jovem (41,2% t&#xEA;m de 30 a 40 anos; <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f7">Figura 1</xref>), tem entre 10 e 20 anos de conclus&#xE3;o do curso de Medicina (37,4%; <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f8">Figura 2</xref>) e adiou a forma&#xE7;&#xE3;o de fam&#xED;lia devido &#xE0; profiss&#xE3;o (71,8%; <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f9">Figura 3</xref>).</p>
<p>Dentre as situa&#xE7;&#xF5;es que j&#xE1; experimentaram durante o exerc&#xED;cio da profiss&#xE3;o, 72,5% das respondentes citaram a falta de motiva&#xE7;&#xE3;o, s&#xED;ndrome do impostor 41,2% e depress&#xE3;o 40,5%. (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="f10">Figura 4</xref>).</p>
<p>Quando perguntadas sobre remunera&#xE7;&#xE3;o, pouco mais da metade (61,1%) respondeu que recebe valores iguais aos colegas do sexo masculino (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="f11">Figura 5</xref>).</p>
<p>Em rela&#xE7;&#xE3;o &#xE0;s oportunidades de trabalho em compara&#xE7;&#xE3;o aos homens, as opini&#xF5;es ficaram muito pr&#xF3;ximas: 51% acham que tem oportunidades iguais (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="f12">Figura 6</xref>).</p>
<p>Nossos desafios n&#xE3;o s&#xE3;o t&#xE3;o diferentes dos relatados por mulheres m&#xE9;dicas de outros pa&#xED;ses. O grupo de trabalho de Mulheres, da European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EAVCI) realizou uma pesquisa com mulheres m&#xE9;dicas, da imagem cardiovascular, do mundo inteiro: 60% delas relataram falta de motiva&#xE7;&#xE3;o, 54% s&#xED;ndrome do impostor e 70% ansiedade.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B1">1</xref></sup> Sobre remunera&#xE7;&#xE3;o, 45% responderam que recebem valores semelhantes aos dos m&#xE9;dicos homens, 10% recebem menos que eles, e 45% responderam que n&#xE3;o sabem, ou que n&#xE3;o h&#xE1; transpar&#xEA;ncia sobre isto.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B1">1</xref></sup></p>
<p>Durante o 12&#xB0; Congresso do DIC, realizado no per&#xED;odo de 18 a 20 de agosto deste ano, em Bras&#xED;lia, participei do segundo encontro das Mulheres na Imagem Cardiovascular com a presen&#xE7;a das M&#xE9;dicas Adenalva Beck, Daniela Rassi Frota, M&#xE1;rcia Barberato e Marly Uellendahl.</p>
<p>Nesta ocasi&#xE3;o, pudemos discutir sobre os resultados da pesquisa das Mulheres do DIC, e perguntar para as colegas mulheres da mesa e da audi&#xEA;ncia o que as motiva, e foi muito emocionante ouvir as repostas: &#x201C;exemplo de suas m&#xE3;es, o prop&#xF3;sito de ajudar as pessoas (pacientes), o amor e o &#x2018;gostar&#x2019; da profiss&#xE3;o, a fam&#xED;lia (filhos e maridos), entre outros&#x201D;.</p>
<p>Neste encontro, assim como a primeira reuni&#xE3;o das Mulheres do DIC, realizada no 11&#xB0; Congresso do DIC, em S&#xE3;o Paulo,<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B2">2</xref></sup> sa&#xED;mos com a convic&#xE7;&#xE3;o de que, al&#xE9;m das discuss&#xF5;es sobre participa&#xE7;&#xE3;o das mulheres nas diretorias das sociedades m&#xE9;dicas e institui&#xE7;&#xF5;es de sa&#xFA;de, devemos ajudar-nos a enfrentar os desafios que ainda encontramos no exerc&#xED;cio da profiss&#xE3;o, como equidade de oportunidades, equil&#xED;brio entre fam&#xED;lia e trabalho, e respeito.</p></body></sub-article>
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