In collaboration with “The Wolfpack,” a group of women in oncology, The Cancer Letter hascreated a guide to help whistleblowers act strategically as they report gender bias and confront institutional resistance.
The Wolfpack, a Facebook forum open to women in oncology and hematology, has fostered debate around systemic gender-based harassment in medicine since its founding in 2015. The Facebook group currently has 1,900 members. The Wolfpack is also on Twitter (@HemOncWomenDocs).
I think any support that we can offer women—to report things, to recognize things—will break the chain of people being allowed to silently resign and go to another institution, where the behavior is just perpetuated over time. Anything we can do to break that cycle is extremely important.
Joleen Hubbard
Earlier this year, The Cancer Letter published a story about a male oncologist who pursued improper relationships with women he mentored (The Cancer Letter, May 28, June 4, 2021). In response, several Wolfpack members pointed to the absence of a how-to guide for whistleblowers as they navigate reporting systems at their institutions.
“These are difficult issues, and there’s not a lot of discussion about how to bring these issues forward,” said Wolfpack member Joleen Hubbard, a GI medical oncologist and associate professor of medical oncology at Mayo Clinic. “So, I think any support that we can offer women—to report things, to recognize things—will break the chain of people being allowed to...
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