“…A series of letters on 'Leading women in Respiratory Medicine' was published in this journal with contributions from Australia, 1 India, 2 Indonesia, 3 Japan, 4 Korea, 5 China Mainland and Hong Kong, 6 New Zealand 7 and Singapore, 8 giving us more understanding of the challenges women face in respiratory medicine across different countries in the Asia Pacific region. These letters have a common theme, namely, that there are many obstacles preventing women from achieving their potential within the field of respiratory medicine.…”