Background Women represent roughly 50% of US medical students and one third of US
surgery residents. Within academic surgery departments, however, women are …

BACKGROUND: Despite promotional measures at a national level, female surgeons
account for only 10% of the consultant workforce in the United Kingdom. With rising …

Hypothesis We conducted this study to determine whether concerns expressed by male and
female surgeons at 1 academic center are generally reflective of broader concerns for …

Objective: This study aimed to elucidate current medical student perceptions on barriers to a
career in surgery, with a particular focus on gender-specific differences. Summary …

Purpose. To portray the professional experiences of men and women in academic general
surgery with specific attention to factors associated with differing academic productivity and …

Background The purpose of this study was to explore career satisfaction and advancement
for women in academic surgery. Methods A 48-item web-based survey was emailed to …

Objectives We aim to investigate the reasons that medical students and junior doctors who
are women are less likely to pursue a career in surgery compared with their male …

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

BACKGROUND: This study explored the factors contributing to the low application rates to
general surgery (GS) residency by female students and compared perceptions of GS …

Hypothesis We hypothesized that increased enrollment of female medical students and
different priorities of the current generation of students would be important influences on the …