British journal of anaesthesia
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Recent studies suggest that female researchers are less visible on social media. The objective of this observational work was to compare the use of professional social networks between male and female anaesthesia researchers. ⋯ In anaesthesia, the visibility of female researchers on the social network dedicated to scientific research is lower than that of male researchers.
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An increasing number of global initiatives aim to address the disconnection between the increasing number of women entering medicine and the persistence of gender imbalance in the physician anaesthesiologist workforce. This commentary complements the global movement's efforts to increase women's representation in academic anaesthesiology by presenting considerations for fostering inclusion for women in academic anaesthesiology from both the faculty and departmental leadership perspectives in a US academic anaesthesiology department.
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Women make up an increasing proportion of the physician workforce in anaesthesia, but they are consistently under-represented in leadership and governance. ⋯ Whilst certain trends suggest improvements in the workplace, barriers to promotion of women in key leadership and research positions continue within anaesthesiology internationally.