Irene Cybulsky was a superstar surgeon, and head of cardiac surgery at her hospital, but her all-male staff resented her. When she was replaced by a man, she found a novel way to get justice
Human rights tribunal finds doctor experienced adverse treatment connected to her gender
Author of the article: Howard Levitt
Publishing date: May 25, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 4 minute read • Workplace law expert Howard Levitt says hospitals one of the last bastions of workplace environments where bullying and harassment continue to be tolerated. After a recent ruling by the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, discrimination can be added to that list. Photo by Getty Images
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Gender discrimination in the medical profession has not skipped a beat, according to a recent decision of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal.
Cardiac surgeon Dr. Irene Cybulsky, the first female head of a cardiac surgery department in a big Canadian hospital, was removed from her department head position at Hamilton Health Sciences Centre (HHS) because of gender bias and discrimination, the Tribunal recently found.