Importance In general surgery, women earn less money and hold fewer leadership positions
compared with their male counterparts. Objective To assess whether differences exist …

BACKGROUND: This study's purpose was to gain perspective regarding general surgery
career choices while examining gender differences. METHODS: Graduates of a general …

Objective: To examine differences in resident operative experience between male and
female general surgery residents. Background: Despite increasing female representation in …

Background An increasing number of women are pursuing a career in surgery.
Concurrently, the percentage of surgeons in dual-profession partnerships is increasing. We …

Objective To identify factors and patterns of career and life satisfaction among general
surgery residency graduates who completed all of their general surgery training after the …

Despite the dramatically increased entry of women into general surgery and surgical
subspecialties, traditionally male-dominated fields, there remains a gross under …

Objective To determine how marriage, children, and gender influence US categorical
general surgery residents' perceptions of their profession and motivations for specialty …

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to evaluate gender-based differences in faculty
salaries before and after implementation of a university-wide objective compensation plan …

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

Women have a long history of receiving unequal pay for equal work. In the 1960s, full-time
working women were paid, on average, 59 cents for every dollar paid to men. The Equal Pay …