Diversity in the physician workforce has always been and remains a critical issue. Prior
studies demonstrate the number of women and members of underrepresented groups in …

Institutions of higher education are increasingly diverse with more women and people of
color hired, but there remains much work to be done to ensure that underrepresented faculty …

Women physicians must balance implicit social expectations to be nice, caretaking, and
other-focused while carrying out the requisites of being a competent clinician, researcher …

Women in medicine face barriers that hinder progress toward top leadership roles, and the
industry remains plagued by the grand challenge of gender inequality. The purpose of this …

From its earliest beginnings, the university was not designed for women, and certainly not for
women of color. Women of color in the United States are disproportionately under …

Importance Sex equity is elusive in academic surgery departments across the United States.
Persistent inequities remain a considerable problem and inhibit professional advancement …

Studies in health care and the business world demonstrate that diversity, equity, and
inclusion are important. They help to strengthen the work environment through improved …

In 1960, only about 5 percent of medical students in the United States were women; today,
the numbers of women and men in medical school are approximately equal. This apparent …

Methods In this retrospective cross-sectional analysis, we analyzed the Association of
American Medical Colleges (AAMC) annual report of faculty appointments at US medical …

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 …