PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - J. Rafuse TI - Furore over language, shortage of women leaders signs of need for change at CMA, committee says DP - 1995 Feb 01 TA - Canadian Medical Association Journal PG - 394--397 VI - 152 IP - 3 4099 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/152/3/394.short 4100 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/152/3/394.full SO - CMAJ1995 Feb 01; 152 AB - Negative comments made recently about use of the term "chair" instead of "chairman," and the continuing shortage of women at decision-making levels of organized medicine are ample evidence that the work of the CMA's Gender Issues Committee (GIC) is not done, says the committee chair, Dr. May Cohen. At its fall meeting, the GIC said the CMA should actively promote greater representation by women physicians on its political and expert committees; a target of at least 25% membership within the next 2 to 5 years was suggested. The committee discussed other measures the CMA should consider in its attempts to become more representative of Canada's physician population.