Background: Although explicit sex-based discrimination has largely been deemed
unacceptable in professional settings, implicit gender bias persists and results in a …

Background Disparity exists between men and women physicians. We aimed to examine
changes in gender disparity in the medical profession over the last two decades. The study …

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 …

Importance Gender disparities in career advancement in academic medicine have persisted
despite gender parity in medical school matriculation. Although numerous explanations for …

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 Sex equity is elusive in academic surgery departments across the United States.
Persistent inequities remain a considerable problem and inhibit professional advancement …

Background: The year 2017 marked the first year women comprised a majority of US
medical school matriculants. While more women are pursuing surgical training, within plastic …

The unequal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns on mothers around
the world were identified as a concern in the early months of the pandemic. Almost …

Background Women remain under-represented in academic surgery despite increasing
percentages of female surgeons and surgery residents. Publications and leadership …

Background Our objective was to identify perceptions of the environment for women in
surgery among 4 academic institutions. Methods Faculty surgeons and senior surgery …