Since the early 1970s, the numbers of women entering medical school and, subsequently,
academic medicine have increased substantially. However, women faculty have not …

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

There is currently much interest in identifying and mitigating gender inequity within
medicine, the greater workforce and society as a whole. We provide an evidence-based …

Despite significant progress in recent decades, the recruitment, advancement, and
promotion of women in academia remain low. Women represent a large portion of the talent …

Careers in science, engineering, and medicine offer opportunities to advance knowledge,
contribute to the well-being of communities, and support the security, prosperity, and health …

Phenomenon: The number of women who enter medical school has been on par with the
number of men for almost 20 years, but parity in training has not translated to equity in …

Despite extensive work for decades to improve gender equity in academic medicine, women
continue to lag behind men in the number of tenure and leadership positions. This status …

Purpose A scarcity of women in leadership positions in academic medicine has persisted
despite their increasing numbers in medical training. To understand the barriers confronting …

Gender inequities date back thousands of years, with women expected to be caregivers at
home and men expected to be leaders with occupations outside the home. In more recent …

Women remain underrepresented within academic medicine despite past and present
efforts to promote gender equity. The authors discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic could …