Although much literature has focused on the status of female physicians in the United States,
limited English-language studies have examined the role of women in the medical …

In this review article, we argue that the transformations related to the modernisation of
Portuguese society triggered by the implementation of democracy did not fully accommodate …

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 …

Importance To our knowledge, there has been little research conducted on the attitudes of
residents toward their pregnant peers and parental leave. Objective To examine the …

Background In the 1960s, less than 10% of medical school graduates were women. Today,
almost half of all medical school graduates are women. Despite the significant rise in female …

Women continue to face gender-related challenges in the medical field in places around the
world where it has traditionally been male-dominated, including in the US In an online …

Abstract Background In Japan, the absolute deficiency of doctors and maldistribution of
doctors by specialty is a significant problem in the Japanese health care system. The …

Background This qualitative study examines the roles of mentoring and gender in choosing
and continuing in a surgical career for women across the continuum. Methods Semi …

Background Today, women constitute about half of medical students in several Western
societies, yet women physicians are still underrepresented in surgical specialties and …

In this paper, we seek to understand feminization of the dentist workforce moving beyond
previous research that has looked at gender in isolation. We contend that little consideration …