Editor—In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to have an American medical
degree conferred upon her. Since the Second World War, the number of women in medicine
has increased steadily.
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Comprising only 9% of the total number of students in USA medical schools in 1969,
women now account for more than half of medical students. Despite these growing numbers,
gender inequity is still prevalent in today's medical workforce,
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especially in positions of leadership. This disparity is prevalent across medical
schools worldwide.
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Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. Gender equity metrics.
http://www.anzca.edu.au/about-anzca/gender-equity/gender-equity-metrics
Date accessed: January 14, 2020
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Publication History
Published online: January 22, 2020
Accepted:
December 13,
2019
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© 2019 British Journal of Anaesthesia. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
