Despite the fact that the percentages of women among physicians and neurologists have
been rising, gender-related disparities in numerous metrics persist, notably in …

2Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group, Charlottesville, Virginia IN April
2018, Dr. Shelly Timmons assumed the mantle of President of the American Association of …

OBJECTIVE In 2008, a Women in Neurosurgery Committee white paper called for increased
women applicants and decreased women's attrition in neurosurgery. However, contributing …

Neurology faces an increasing shortage of neurologists in the United States due to a
growing demand for neurologic services. A 7% increase in the supply of neurologists is …

Abstract The Women in Neurosurgery (WINS) and the American Association of Neurological
Surgeons published a white paper in 2008 setting an ambitious goal for women to comprise …

OBJECTIVE Gender disparities in neurosurgery have persisted even as the number of
female medical students in many countries has risen. An understanding of the current …

Despite over half of medical students in the United Kingdom (UK) being female, women
represent only a small proportion of the workforce in the traditional “male” specialties …

OBJECTIVE: The role of women in Western society has changed dramatically in the past
several decades. Despite this, many gender disparities still exist for professionals in the …

OBJECTIVE The global neurosurgery workforce does not have a defined stance on gender
equity. The authors sought to study and characterize the demographic features of the …

Background Women constitute a minority (9.2%) of academic neurosurgeons. We previously
found that women in academic medicine are disadvantaged in funding and career …