In nearly all walks of life, leadership sets the tone for what gets done, who does it, and how it
is achieved. In 2020, the top ranks of academic medicine have not yet attained gender parity …

Abstract In this Invited Commentary, the author applies a historical lens to explore a
fundamental paradox in US medical education: the fact that long after women gained parity …

Across academic medicine, and particularly among faculty and medical school leadership,
the status quo is unacceptable when it comes to gender diversity, equity, and inclusion. The …

Women represent approximately half of students entering medical schools and more than
half of those entering PhD programs. When advancing through the academic and …

Central to the daily struggles that successful working women face is the misalignment of the
current work culture and the values of the workforce. In addition to contributing to work–life …

More than a decade ago, women achieved parity with men in the number of matriculants to
medical school, nearly one-third of the faculty of medical schools were women, and there …

Despite efforts to improve parity in the biomedical workforce, gender bias persists related to
equitable pay, promotion, speaking opportunities, journal editorial positions, research …

The term “glass ceiling” refers to women's lack of advancement into leadership positions
despite no visible barriers. The term has been applied to academic medicine for over a …

Women in academic medicine are approaching parity without power. Although the number
of women choosing careers in medicine has grown substantially over the last 35 years, there …

Over the past 25 years, the number of women graduating from medical schools in the United
States and Canada has increased dramatically to the point where roughly equal numbers of …