Tackling the trolling received by women doctors will help to promote more constructive online spaces and discourse, write Jane Dacre and Latifa Patel At a recent meeting between the British Medical Association and the Medical Women’s Federation, we celebrated the milestone of women on the General Medical Council register with a licence to practise outnumbering men.1 The discussion soon turned to social media trolling, particularly on X (Twitter). In the digital age, social media has become a vital platform for sharing knowledge and fostering discussion. However, the problem of trolling, particularly targeting women doctors, is causing harm. The trolling of women doctors forces them to withdraw from platforms and discourages their contributions, ultimately detracting from the richness of the debate. Women often face hostile treatment online, including personal attacks, outbursts of anger, calls to resign, or accusations of deliberate wrongdoing. A quarter of doctors reported being personally attacked on social media, and one in six women doctors have been …

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社交媒体上的喷子正在阻止女医生发声

Jane Dacre 和 Latifa Patel 写道，解决女医生受到的挑衅将有助于促进更具建设性的在线空间和话语。在英国医学协会和医学妇女联合会最近的一次会议上，我们庆祝了女性在医学总会登记册上获得执业执照的里程碑，她们的执业人数超过了男性。 尤其是在 X （Twitter） 上。在数字时代，社交媒体已成为分享知识和促进讨论的重要平台。然而，钓鱼的问题，特别是针对女医生的问题，正在造成伤害。对女医生的挑衅迫使她们退出平台，阻碍她们的贡献，最终减损了辩论的丰富性。女性经常在网上面临敌对待遇，包括人身攻击、愤怒爆发、要求辞职或指控故意犯错。四分之一的医生报告在社交媒体上受到人身攻击，六分之一的女医生曾......