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Women in Neurosurgery: Gender Differences in Authorship in High-Impact Neurosurgery Journals through the Last Two Decades.

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Although a rising trend in female authorship of neurosurgical literature has been going on through the last two decades, this advancement could not be regarded satisfactory; as the gender gap in authorship is still excessive.
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This article is published in World Neurosurgery.The article was published on 2020-06-01. It has received 46 citations till now.

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Increases in female academic productivity and female mentorship highlight sustained progress in previously identified neurosurgical gender disparities.

TL;DR: In this paper, a meta-analysis was performed to understand disparities in the representation of female authorship within the neurosurgical literature and implications for career advancement of women in neurosurgery.
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First and last authorship by gender in emergency medicine publications- a comparison of 2008 vs. 2018.

TL;DR: While female physicians make up a disproportionate 28% of the academic workforce, it was found that they were proportionally represented as first authors within several of the most prominent U.S.-based EM journals.
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Cross-sectional analysis of women in neurosurgery: a Canadian perspective

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the experiences of women faculty practicing neurosurgery across Canada to better understand and address the factors contributing to the disparity in representation of women in this field.
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Gender imbalance amongst promotion and leadership in academic surgical programs in Canada: A cross-sectional Investigation.

TL;DR: In this paper, a cross-sectional online website review assessed the current faculty listings for 17 university-affiliated academic surgical training departments across Canada in the 2019/2020 academic year and found that women surgeons are significantly underrepresented at the highest levels of academic promotion and leadership in Canada.
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Women in neurointervention, a gender gap? Results of a prospective online survey.

TL;DR: For instance, this paper conducted an anonymous online survey through which they could explore the gender gap in neurointervention, identify potential issues, difficulties, or obstacles women might face, and evaluate if men encounter similar issues.
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The future of neurosurgery: a white paper on the recruitment and retention of women in neurosurgery

TL;DR: The authors recommend that the AANS join WINS in implementing a strategic plan to overcome issues identified, as follows: characterize the barriers, identify and eliminate discriminatory practices in the recruitment of medical students, in the training of residents, and in the hiring and advancement of neurosurgeons.
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Gender Differences in the Authorship of Original Research in Pediatric Journals, 2001-2016.

TL;DR: Women are underrepresented as authors and editors, although the gap is closing, and junior women are less likely to co‐author with senior men, which may be a disservice given current gender disparities in promotion and leadership.
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Positive trends in neurosurgery enrollment and attrition: analysis of the 2000-2009 female neurosurgery resident cohort.

TL;DR: The female attrition rate in neurosurgery in the 2000-2009 cohort is comparable to that of the other surgical specialties, but for neurosur surgery, there is disparity between the male and female attrition rates.
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Progress of women in neurosurgery

TL;DR: Personal and institutional accountability must be evaluated to ensure that the best and brightest candidates, regardless of gender, are recruited to neurosurgical programs to promote the health of the challenging but most satisfying profession.
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Tracking Career Paths of Women in Neurosurgery.

TL;DR: The distribution of women in private vs academic practice environments is proportionate to male neurosurgeons; however, the number women in academic leadership positions remains exceedingly low, with disproportionate representation in higher academic ranks.
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