Background Medical education is moving toward gender parity; however, many fields,
including anesthesiology, remain predominantly male. The gender gap in anesthesiology is …

Objective More women than ever are pursuing surgical specialties despite historical
dominance by men. The objective of this study was to examine how surgical residents …

Background Women represent 15% of practicing general surgeons. Gender-based
discrimination has been implicated as discouraging women from surgery. We sought to …

Background: Disparities encountered by men and women physicians are well documented.
However, evidence is lacking concerning the effects of gender on daily practice in the …

This study longitudinally investigated correlates of perceived gender discrimination in a
female-dominated occupation, medical technology. The sample consisted of 303 female and …

Objective Medical schools now average approximately 50% female students, yet a
disproportionate number of women continue to choose nonsurgical over surgical specialties …

Background: Historically in medicine, women and minorities have been underrepresented.
This trend is especially significant in the anesthesiology workforce. Objective: The goals of …

Background Previous studies that have focused on the challenges faced by female
surgeons, such as the gender pay gap, gender biases, lower likelihood of promotion, and …

BACKGROUND: The number of women graduating from United States medical schools
progressively increased during the 26 yr period from 1978 to 2004. This change was …

Background It remains unclear why female general surgery residents perform fewer cases
than male peers. This exploratory study investigated possible contributors to gender-based …