Importance Despite increasing evidence and recognition of persistent gender disparities in
academic medicine, qualitative data detailing the association of gender-based experiences …

Importance Women in academic medicine continue to face systemic obstacles on their paths
to leadership. In addition to improving recruitment and advancement opportunities …

Background In response to the landmark report “Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the
Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering,” the NIH Office of Research on …

Women continue to face unique barriers in the biomedical workforce that affect their
advancement and retention in this field. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) formed the …

Importance Gender disparities in career advancement in academic medicine have persisted
despite gender parity in medical school matriculation. Although numerous explanations for …

Objective Although women attend medical school and residency at similar rates to men, they
experience lower levels of academic career advancement than men. To inform national …

Background: Women have entered academic medicine in significant numbers for 4 decades
and now comprise 20% of full-time faculty. Despite this, women have not reached senior …

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 …

Purpose Despite efforts to increase the representation of women in the national scientific
workforce, results still lag. While women's representation in health-related sciences has …

Background: Women represent a persistently low proportion of faculty in senior and
leadership roles in medical schools, despite an adequate pipeline. Objectives: This article …