Gender Disparities in Academic Leadership and Professional Rank in Surgery

The study found that there is a significant gender disparity in academic leadership positions among surgeons, despite women holding more advanced non-doctoral degrees. Female surgeons were more likely to have advanced degrees than their male counterparts, but they were less likely to hold the rank of professor and more likely to hold the rank of assistant professor. Men were also more likely to hold leadership positions such as chair of surgery or division chief compared to women.