Women in neurointervention, a gender gap? Results of a prospective online survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Women's representation in medicine has increased over time yet the proportion of women practicing neurointervention remains low. We conducted an anonymous online survey through which we could explore the gender gap in neurointervention, identify potential issues, difficulties, or obstacles women might face, and evaluate if men encounter similar issues.

Methods

An online questionnaire was designed in SurveyMonkey®. Invitation to participate was emailed through national and international neurointerventional societies as well as directly through private mailing lists to men and women working in neurointervention. Responses were collected from 10 May 2019 to 10 September 2019.

Results

There were 295 complete responses, 173 (59%) male and 122 (41%) f

SUBMITTER: Power S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9185108 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature