A recent survey reports that 37 percent of women who work in #STEM fields, have been mistaken for either administrative or custodial staff. Dr. Shannon McCole is one of them. Despite the long white coat, despite the MD after her name and the department chair title, patients and other practicing professionals alike have confused her for a nurse or a member of the administrative staff. During her residency and subsequent early years at EVMS, Dr. McCole was the only female faculty member in her department. She was called “the girl doctor” or “Miss McCole” more often than not. Slowly but surely, she says, things are finally changing. “Women aren’t asking if they can do it anymore,” Dr. McCole says. “They are asking how to best accomplish it. Kids, marriage, family and career balance — these are not seen as preventative anymore. They are seen as manageable.” #WomenInMedicine #WomenInScience #WomenInStem #womenempowerment #women #womeninbusiness #womeninleadership #evms #wonderwoman #wonderw...