Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Gender imbalance within surgical specialties has long been recognised. Despite steady increases in the number of women entering medical school, most surgical specialties remain male-dominated, particularly at consultant level. According to the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) and its Women in Surgery (WinS) data dashboard, women account for only around 40% of surgical trainees and approximately 17% of consultant surgeons in the UK, depending on specialty. These figures have changed little over the past decade, and although initiatives such as WinS have improved visibility and mentorship, gender balance has advanced more gradually in surgery than across medicine overall.
DOI: 10.48089/jfo7688335
Authors: Ansam Khan, Lilian Zevlaris
Language: English
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4416593436
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