Background: Previous research has highlighted the gender-based disparities present
throughout the field of surgery. This study aims to evaluate the breadth of the issues facing …

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 …

Background: Women seldom reach the highest leadership positions in academic plastic
surgery. Contributing factors include lack of female role models/mentors and lack of gender …

Objective: We sought to compare postoperative outcomes of female surgeons (FS) and male
surgeons (MS) within general surgery. Summary of Background Data: FS in the workforce …

Objective Similar to women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
disciplines, women in medicine are subject to negative stereotyping when they do not …

Background: The year 2017 marked the first year women comprised a majority of US
medical school matriculants. While more women are pursuing surgical training, within plastic …

Preface The leadership of Women in Neurosurgery (WINS) has been asked by the Board of
Directors of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) to compose a white …

Though overt sexism is decreasing, women now experience subtle, often unconscious,
gender bias as microaggressions. The authors sought to explore the prevalence and impact …

Background: In academia, women remain underrepresented. The authors' sought to
examine differences in faculty position and professional satisfaction among academic …

Abstract This 2017 Presidential Address for the Association for Academic Surgery was
delivered on February 8, 2017. It addresses the difficult topic of gender disparities in surgery …