Gender diversity in UK surgical specialties: a national observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare gender diversity between UK surgical specialties, assess trends over time, and estimate when gender parity might be achieved.

Design

Observational study.

Setting

National Health Service, UK.

Participants

NHS Hospital & Community Health Service workforce statistics for 2011 to 2020 MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Logistic regression was used to compare female representation in 2020 between surgical specialties, and to examine for any significant trends between 2011 and 2020. The method of least squares was used to estimate when female representation of specialty registrars would reach 50% ('gender parity') for specialties with <40% female representation.

Results

In 2020, female consultant and specialty registrar representation was significant

SUBMITTER: Newman TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8968535 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature