Despite the dramatically increased entry of women into general surgery and surgical
subspecialties, traditionally male-dominated fields, there remains a gross under …

Importance Despite equal numbers of men and women entering medical school, women are
underrepresented in the upper echelons of academic medicine and receive less …

Importance Limited evidence exists on salary differences between male and female
academic physicians, largely owing to difficulty obtaining data on salary and factors …

Importance The proportion of women at the rank of full professor in US medical schools has
not increased since 1980 and remains below that of men. Whether differences in age …

Background Participation of women in the medical profession has increased during the past
four decades, but issues of concern persist regarding disparities between the sexes in …

Background There have been many efforts to increase the number of women surgeons. We
provide an update of women surgeon representation along the pathway to surgical …

Judith Lorber and Lisa Jean Moore consider the interface between the social institutions of
gender and Western medicine in this brief, lively textbook. They offer a distinct feminist …

Background: Women seldom reach the highest leadership positions in academic plastic
surgery. Contributing factors include lack of female role models/mentors and lack of gender …

Objectives To examine the gender of authors of original research in 3 high-impact pediatric
journals between 2001 and 2016, given the importance of publishing on academic …

Abstract The AAMC's Increasing Women's Leadership Project Implementation Committee
examined four years of data on the advancement of women in academic medicine. With …