Letter to the Editor. Gender equity in academic neurosurgery: the fight must go on

The Neurosurgery Match: COVID-19 Comparison and Bibliometric Analysis

“… 14 This stagnation of the ratio of male-to-female applicants is particularly interesting given the recent push for an increase in women in neurosurgery. 15 , 16 Despite the efforts that have been made to increase female representation in neurosurgery, this stagnation may be due to a variety of factors, such as limited role models and mentorships for women or a lack of interest in the career due cultural and institutional factors, such as limited support for work-life balance or an absence of initiatives specifically targeting gender diversity with the specialty. The most recent National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) 2020 report “Charting Outcomes in the Match” found that other matched competitive surgical specialty residents, such as orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, and otolaryngology, had relatively smaller proportions of PhD degrees within the matched resident pool at 0.8%, 2%, and 2.8%, respectively.…”