For the first time in history, women constitute more than half–50.7% to be exact–of the United
States medical student population. 1, 2, 3 Despite strides made towards gender equality in …

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 …

IN 2009, THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN Medical Colleges reported that 48 percent of
the individuals accepted into medical school were women.(1) Although barriers to medical …

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 …

We applaud Lukela et al. for contributing their institutional experience to the rapidly growing
literature that quantifies the numerous and insidious ways that gender inequity manifests in …

Background I conducted a study to determine whether women who graduate from medical
schools are more or less likely than their male counterparts to pursue full-time careers in …

Recently, Modern Healthcare published a list of the 50 most influential physician leaders of
the past year. 1 It included just 7 women (14%), a vivid demonstration of the disparities that …

A full century after the passing of the 19th amendment, the composition of today's medical
school classes reflects the gender balance of the US population. Of the country's 92,733 …

Background: Women are underrepresented in the higher levels of appointment in academic
medicine, despite the so-called feminization of medicine. Purpose: A 27-year (1979–2006) …

Background: Women account for 16% of deans of American medical schools. To investigate
this gender gap, female deans were interviewed about the barriers facing women advancing …