As the authors of this volume settled in to write their chapters in the last quarter of 2017, the
situation for women in the world was unfolding, perhaps as never before. Women are …

We have come a long way in the last 50 years in terms of gender diversity in the field of
medicine. Despite this progress, the presence of women across all specialties has certainly …

BACKGROUND: Gender inequity is still prevalent in today's medical workforce. Previous
studies have investigated the status of women in academic anesthesiology. The objective of …

BACKGROUND: The number of women in medicine has increased steadily in the last half
century. In this study, we reassessed the status of women in academic anesthesiology …

THE LACK of gender equity in medicine has been discussed and published in academia for
more than 3 decades. Although there is no lack of published research showing significant …

Women are well represented in medical schools 1 and increasingly so in academic
medicine. 2 Nevertheless, there remains a significant gap in the representation of women as …

To the Editor, We were interested to read the report by Lorello et al. on gender disparities in
anesthesiology leadership, particularly within Canadian institutions. 1 The authors …

The last decade has seen a proliferation of literature surrounding gender discrimination and
inequality in medicine, including within the field of anesthesiology. Women in …

Women in anaesthesiadthey have always been there, as patients (Sir James Young
Simpson's use of chloroform for childbirth in the mid-19th century) and anaesthetists …

Despite an increase in the proportion of women anaesthesiologists over time, women
remain under-represented in academic and leadership positions, honour awards, and …