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Workplace Equity in Cardiac Imaging: A Cross‑Gender Survey on Conciliation, Opportunities, and Discrimination

Gender discrimination remains a significant issue across many areas of society. Addressing the potential sources of such discrimination is crucial to raise awareness, foster a deeper understanding, and ultimately prevent such incidents from occurring.
This survey builds on a previous questionnaire conducted three years ago, which focused exclusively on women working in cardiac imaging and addressed topics such as maternity leave, mentoring, and burnout. In contrast, the present survey includes both women and men, allowing direct gender comparisons and a broader assessment of workplace experiences. It also explores new areas, including work–life balance, observed and experienced discrimination, and institutional responsibility in addressing inequalities.

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1.Which gender do you most identify with?
2.How old are you?
3.What is your current relationship status?
4.At which stage of your career are you currently?
5.Does your job as an imager involve working in a catheterisation laboratory?
6.Which country do you work in?
7.How important are the following points to you when choosing a specialty?
Not at all important
Not really important
Neutral
Important
Very important
Regular working hours
Flexible working hours (e.g., part-time)
Good salary
Opportunities for career promotion
Work-life balance
Treatment of a wide range of illnesses
Work in diversity
Perform structural imaging
Provide conservative treatment
Opportunity for establishing one's own practice
8.Have you personally ever experienced any form of discrimination?
9.Which form/s of discrimination have you personally experienced?
Never
Rarely
Often
Very often
Degrading jokes or comments related to your gender
Degrading gestures related to your gender
Degrading nicknames
Insults or verbal abuse
Threats
Harassment
Unwanted touching (e.g., stroking the back, placing a hand on)
Preference for colleagues of the opposite gender
Public humiliation (e.g., embarrassing someone in front of others)
Social exclusion (e.g., exclusion from conversations/ shared lunch)
Unwanted display of pornographic material
Unwanted persistent affection and advances (e.g., flirting, private meetings)
Unwanted / inappropriate compliments
Subtle sexual coercion
Sexual assault/ harassment
10.How have these experiences of discrimination affected you personally?
No impact : 1
Severe impact : 5
(choose 1/2/3/4/5)
1
2
3
4
5
11.In which setting have you primarily experienced these experiences of discrimination? If you have never been in a specific setting, please check “does not apply”
Never
Rarely
Often
Very often
Does not apply
Academic environment (lectures, seminars, etc.).
Clinical practice
12.What roles did the aggressors have? (You may select multiple options)
13.How often have you experienced gender-based discrimination where the aggressor had the same gender as you?
14.Do you feel that male and female cardiology imagers are treated equally in terms of:
Yes
No
Unsure
Career advancement opportunities
Access to mentorship and sponsorship
Workload expectations
Leadership
Salary / remuneration levels
15.Do you have access to transparent salary information for colleagues in comparable roles, regardless of gender?
16.Which form/s of discrimination have you witnessed?"
Never (if you respond never to all responses, please go to question 20)
Rarely
Often
Very often
Degrading jokes or comments related to your gender
Degrading gestures related to your gender
Degrading nicknames
Insults or verbal abuse
Threats or harassment
Unwanted touching (e.g., stroking the back, placing a hand on)
Preference for colleagues of the opposite gender
Public humiliation (e.g., embarrassing someone in front of others)
Social exclusion (e.g., exclusion from conversations/ shared lunch)
Unwanted display of pornographic material
Unwanted persistent affection and advances (e.g., flirting, private meetings)
Unwanted / inappropriate compliments
Subtle sexual coercion
Sexual assault/ harassment
17.In which setting have you primarily observed this discrimination? If you have never been in a specific setting, please check "does not apply.”
Never
Rarely
Often
Very often
Does not apply
Academic environment (lectures, seminars, etc.)
Clinical practice Never
18.What roles did the aggressors have? (You may select multiple options)
19.How often have you witnessed gender-based discrimination where the aggressor had the same gender as the victim?
20.In your opinion, is gender discrimination effectively addressed at your workplace?
Non existent or not at all effective
Slightly effective
Moderately effective
Mostly effective
Very effective
21.Have you ever reported gender discrimination in your workplace?
22.Do you feel comfortable reporting gender discrimination in your workplace?
Current Progress,
0 of 22 answered