In the Operating Room and the Hospital Boardroom, Women Surgeons Aren’t Treated Equally

Although there are proportionate numbers of women and men in Canadian medical schools, women still only make up 33 percent of the surgeon population. The top paid specialties, cardiac and thoracic surgery, are only 9.4 and 10.9 percent women, respectively. This is despite the fact that surveys confirm more women are aspiring to become surgeons. The article details the microaggressions, pay differences, and other factors that may have led to this outcome, and ways that change can be made.