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

Background Women are still under-represented in the senior ranks of academic medicine.
As local surveys represent a critical initial step in addressing the challenges of gender …

Purpose The influx of women into academic medicine has not been accompanied by
equality for male and female faculty. Women earn less than men in comparable positions …

Background: Women are not advancing to leadership positions in academic medicine at
rates predicted by their representation in medical school over the past 20 years. The …

Women currently represent nearly half of all medical school graduates and assistant
professors at academic institutions. Despite the large pool of women in the academic …

Purpose To assess attitudes of female faculty about career progress, resources for career
development, and values related to academic success and recognition. Method In 1997, the …

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

Objective Greater numbers of women in medicine have not resulted in more women
achieving senior positions. Programs supporting the recruitment, promotion, and retention of …

Background: For more than two decades, national career development programs (CDPs)
have addressed underrepresentation of women faculty in academic medicine through …

Background I conducted a study to determine whether women who graduate from medical
schools are more or less likely than their male counterparts to pursue full-time careers in …