Introduction Gender disparity in academic medicine has been well described in the civilian
sector. This has not yet been evaluated in the military health system where hundreds of …

METHODS The primary author conducted semi-structured interviews with the five women
urologists serving as division chief or department chair in the 128 United States urology …

Efforts to achieve gender equity of health professionals should be a priority in all fields of
medicine, including academic dermatology. This review aimed, first, to summarize available …

Background Female representation in surgery and surgical subspecialties has increased
over the last decade. Studies have shown a discrepancy in compensation in the field of …

Background: Gender equity is a critical issue in academic medicine. Whether there is
equitable access to the prestige and resources of endowed professorships merits …

Discrimination in the workplace when documented is illegal but is seen to still exist in some
forms whether based on culture, race, or gender. Each of these disparities warrants further …

Objectives This paper stems from a desire to deepen our own understanding of why women
might 'say no'when allies and sponsors offer or create opportunities for advancement …

Gender refers to a social construct, based on sex assigned at birth, that society often uses to
establish expectations of how individuals should behave and what roles they are apt to fulfill …

Sponsorship describes a set of actions wherein an influential champion (sponsor) uses their
position to actively support a colleague's career by helping them gain visibility, recognition …

Background Most studies evaluating career aspirations among gender are performed in
Anglo-Saxon countries. Two recent French studies looked at the career choice of residents …