Undervalued and underpaid: New SOGC President Calls for End to Gender Pay Gaps in Women's Health in Canada
2026-06-16 from finance.yahoo.com
OTTAWA, ON, June 16, 2026 /CNW/ - There's a systemic gender bias in women's reproductive health care in Canada.
Women across the country are enduring unacceptably long wait times for diagnosis and treatment of painful conditions like endometriosis, fibroids and other chronic gynaecologic disorders that significantly affect quality of life. Despite this, procedures related to women's reproductive health, especially gynaecologic surgeries, are undervalued, underprioritized and underpaid.
Dr. Nicholas Leyland, the new incoming president of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC), says it's well beyond time to address this. He is calling for an end to gender pay gaps that negatively affect both timely access to care for women in Canada and fair compensation for physicians delivering this care.
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