Background Women represent an increasing proportion of the overall workforce in medicine
but are underrepresented in leadership roles. Methods To explore gender inequalities and …

Background The proportion of women among healthcare and biomedical research
professionals in neuro-oncology is growing. With changes in cultural expectations and work …

Background Almost one half of currently practicing physicians in Europe are women.
Despite advances in access to training positions and the entry of women into neurosurgery …

In the past decade, there has been an increasing awareness of career disparities based on
gender, ethnic, socioeconomic, and other diversities. While the proportion of female medical …

Background In the 1960s, less than 10% of medical school graduates were women. Today,
almost half of all medical school graduates are women. Despite the significant rise in female …

Introduction The proportion of male neurosurgeons has historically been higher than of
women, although at least equal numbers of women have been entering European medical …

Objective Historically, women have been underrepresented in medicine but nowadays the
underrepresentation is more applicable to surgical disciplines. Many efforts have been …

Background Although women account for a growing proportion of the oncology workforce,
there is evidence they are under-represented in leadership roles. To gain further insights …

OBJECTIVE Despite the rising number of women in higher education and leadership
positions, the proportional rise of female neurosurgeons still lags behind these fields. This …

Despite advances in gender equality, only 6% of German neurosurgical departments are
currently led by women. With regard to their pioneering work and the importance of their role …