Women represent the majority of medical students in several countries. In any surgical
specialty and above all in surgical leadership positions, women still remain disproportionally …

An increasing proportion of women work in medicine; however, only few choose surgical
specialties. The objective of this study was to analyze the current situation of female …

Purpose: Given the high attrition rate in the field of academic surgery, we aimed to
characterise the professional and personal situations of female and male academic …

Background Despite the increasing numbers of female medical students, surgery remains
male-dominated. Purpose To highlight the principal career obstacles experienced by …

Objective: This study aims to summarize the evidence concerning the barriers that exist to
the career progression of women in surgery and to provide potential solutions to overcome …

BACKGROUND: Women are increasingly entering the medical studies. We aim to
investigate surgical residents' career decision making among surgical residents and to …

BACKGROUND: With the current and projected shortages of general surgeons, more
attention is being paid to the increasing pool of women physicians. This study seeks to …

Purpose Women represent up to 60% of students entering the medical profession in many
countries in the world. However, the proportion of women to men is not accordingly …

Background Previous literature has explored the underrepresentation of women in surgery.
However, this research has often been quantitative or limited by considering only the …

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