article_snippet: A senior surgeon who sparked controversy after telling aspiring female doctors to go along with sexual abuse at work for the sake of aspiring female doctors careers, has said Dr Gabrielle McMullin stands by Dr Gabrielle McMullin advice.
article_snippet: In an ABC radio interview on Friday, Dr Gabrielle McMullin, a top vascular surgeon in Sydney, said sexism is so rife among male surgeons in Australian hospitals that young women would do best to grin and bear it.
article_snippet: Her comments follow a warning Dr Gabrielle McMullin issued to young women at Sydney's Parliament House on Friday, during the launch of a book
article_snippet: Dr Gabrielle McMullin says sexism is so rife among surgeons in Australia that young woman who want a career in medicine would do best to 'comply'
article_snippet: Pathways to Gender Equality in Australia' on Friday, Dr Gabrielle McMullin  advised female trainees to avoid putting female trainees in vulnerable situations.
article_snippet: But Dr Gabrielle McMullin  warns complaining to the supervising body is the 'worst thing' trainees could do. '
article_snippet: Sisters doing it for Sisters' to a new book on gender equality, has stood by Dr Gabrielle McMullin  comments warning aspiring female medics to comply if approached for sex in the workplace .
article_snippet: Dr Gabrielle McMullin 's comments have been roundly criticised by others in the medical profession, women's rights and sexual abuse support groups as 'appalling.'
article_snippet: The president of the Australian Medical Association of Victoria,  Dr Tony Bartone, 'strongly disagrees' with Dr McMullin's advice. '
article_snippet: the medical profession is not exempt from this maxim.'
article_snippet: Despite the attacks, Dr McMullin stood by Dr McMullin comments on Saturday, saying Dr McMullin advice was practical and true, and it was offered because Dr McMullin is 'so frustrated with what is going on.'
article_snippet: I think the problem is that Dr McMullin's probably right.
article_snippet: This behaviour is not limited to surgeons, This behaviour pervades so many professional fields,' writes one Facebook user. '
highlights_snippet: Dr Gabrielle McMullin has been criticised for telling aspiring female surgeons they should put up with unwanted sexual advances at work .
  
highlights_snippet: Despite criticism from the medical industry and women's rights groups, Dr Gabrielle McMullin says Dr Gabrielle McMullin stands by Dr Gabrielle McMullin 'pragmatic' advice because it's true .
  