Being a Woman in a Male-Dominated Field

Jos’lyn Woodard; Jasmine A. Thum; Sophie Peeters; Maya Harary; Linda M. Liau

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-86917-5_86

Being a Woman in a Male-Dominated Field

Jos’lyn Woodard, Jasmine A. Thum, Sophie Peeters, Maya Harary, Linda M. Liau

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Abstract

In this chapter, a group of women neurosurgeons at UCLA detail the challenges and rewards of thriving as women in a male-dominated field such as neurosurgery. This chapter covers the notable women in the field, gives tips to women considering or within the field, and provides an overview of societal norms and gender dynamics. Finally, this chapter details ways to shape the future of neurosurgical training to make it an equitable environment for women as neurosurgical training has its own bias, microaggressions, unequal opportunity, and harassment, but change is on the horizon.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Surviving Neurosurgery
Subtitle of host publication	Vignettes of Resilience
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	449-458
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030869175
ISBN (Print)	9783030869168
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86917-5_86
State	Published - Jan 1 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Diversity
Female
Gender disparities
Neurosurgery
Sexual harassment
Woman

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General Medicine

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