S2 EP0: Being Unapologetically You with Dr. Jennifer Weiss, MD and Dr. Vonda Wright, MD

Welcome back to the second season of The 6% with NancyMD! To kick start this new season, I’m bringing in two amazing physicians who are part of the 6% that make up female orthopedic surgeons here in the US, to share their experiences, struggles, and victories in a male-dominated field. In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Jennifer Weiss a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon who actively writes and speaks on the topic of women in medicine and Dr. Vonda Wright who is a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon, writer, speaker and the CEO/founder of Women’s Health Conversations.  Find out how they are thriving in our field and helping aspiring female surgeons and females who aim to find their place in their chosen field. We share our stories, how we landed in a male-dominated career field, and what’s driving us to strive to stay at the top of our games. Episode Highlights: Jennifer and Vonda’s experiences as women working in a male-dominated field Orthopedic stories from Jennifer and Vonda Being unapologetic of who you really are and owning it The “he for she” movement Confidence is not bragging Learning how to advocate for yourself Connect with Jennifer Twitter @mymomthesurgeon Instagram @mymomthesurgeon LinkedIn Jennifer Weiss MD Connect with Vonda Twitter @DrVondaWright Instagram @Dr. Vonda Wright Facebook Vonda Wright MD --- Did you enjoy today’s episode? Please click here to leave a review for The 6%, with NancyMD. Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast app to get notified when a new episode comes out!  Do you know someone who might enjoy this episode? Share this episode to inspire and empower! Let's get social! Instagram @_nancymd Facebook @nancymdpdx Twitter @_nancymd LinkedIn @nancyyenshipleymd Website www.nancymd.com Subscribe to The 6%, with NancyMD ++ Apple Podcasts ++ Spotify ++ Google Podcasts

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The 6% with NancyMD is dedicated to women thriving in traditionally male-dominated fields. As a female orthopaedic surgeon, I belong to the 6% that are women in this field - and thus the inspiration for the title. The birth of The 6% came about when I was at an airport and saw a female commercial airline captain. Though I didn't know her, I wanted to talk to her and ask her all about her life and path - and I wanted to hug her, knowing she likely experienced many of the same challenges that I had. I realized that across disciplines and careers, we have parallel experiences and struggles in following our passions. I hope that by sharing these stories, we will inspire the next generation of women surgeons, scientists, firefighters, engineers, CEOs. In The 6%, I talk to women about how they arrived at their careers, and the facets of their lives that brought them there. We talk about imposter syndrome, microagressions, barriers to entry, pay gap, mentoring, obstacles and failures - more importantly, how we get up from those failures. If you love stories grit, perseverence, resiliency, then The 6% is for you!