Objective This study was conducted to better understand the pervasive gender barriers
obstructing the progression of women in surgery by synthesising the perspectives of both …

Abstract Introduction The Lancet Commission for Global Surgery identified an adequate
surgical workforce as one indicator of surgical care accessibility. Many countries where …

BACKGROUND: Physicians must balance career and home responsibilities, yet previous
studies on work-life balance are focused primarily on work-based tasks. We examined …

Importance Burnout among US surgeons is alarmingly high, particularly among women, and
work-life integration conflicts contribute to career dissatisfaction. Objective To evaluate …

Importance Poor work-life integration (WLI) occurs when career and personal
responsibilities come in conflict and may contribute to the ongoing high rates of physician …

Background: Gender has been associated with job-related experience, including job
satisfaction and work-life balance. This study aimed to identify gender differences in job …

Background We aimed to predict practicing surgeon workforce size across ten specialties to
provide an up-to-date, national perspective on future surgical workforce shortages or …

Objective As the number of female medical students and surgical residents increases, the
increasing number of female academic surgeons has been disproportionate. The purpose of …

Background Physician burnout is a highly prevalent issue in the surgical community.
Burnout is associated with poor career satisfaction; female gender, and younger age place …

Background: The coronavirus pandemic accelerated academic medicine into the frontline of
research and clinical work, leaving some faculty exhausted, and others with unanticipated …