RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Isolation, excessive time demands and sexism face female MDs, CMA workshop told JF Canadian Medical Association Journal JO CMAJ FD Canadian Medical Association SP 708 OP 709 VO 154 IS 5 A1 MacLeod, K. YR 1996 UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/154/5/708.abstract AB Networking plays a critical role in the professional development of female physicians and meetings such as a recent CMA-sponsored workshop help encourage it, physicians attending the workshop were told. Janet Bickel told the female doctors hat one of the key problems they face is overcoming structural inflexibility that does not allow a balance between personal and professional concerns: "Meetings like this one help you realize your own strengths, and get a new perspective on your expertise and values.