Differences Among Generations of Women Neurosurgeons in a Department Surpassing the Gender Tipping Point

Increased representation of women did not decrease demands and gender-specific challenges; rather, the most recent generation placed greater emphasis on systematic support to sustain their specialty skills while managing work-life balance. Efforts to increase women's representation should be accompanied by support structures that address both persistent and evolving needs.

Authors

Masae Kuroha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7965-356X)
Taketoshi Maehara
Shoko Hara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1097-2738)
Kazutaka Sumita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1348-1099)
Shoko Fujii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0695-4716)
Juri Kiyokawa

Institutions

Tokyo Institute of Technology (JP)
Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry (JP)
Institute of General & Endovascular Neurosurgery (US)

Publication Details

Journal: World Neurosurgery
Published: 2025-11-03
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2025.124623
Primary Topic: Diversity and Career in Medicine
Type: article
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article

Differences Among Generations of Women Neurosurgeons in a Department Surpassing the Gender Tipping Point

Masae Kuroha, Taketoshi Maehara, Shoko Hara, Kazutaka Sumita et al.

Nov 3, 2025

World Neurosurgery

Diversity and Career in Medicine

article

Differences Among Generations of Women Neurosurgeons in a Department Surpassing the Gender Tipping Point

Masae Kuroha, Taketoshi Maehara, Shoko Hara, Kazutaka Sumita, Shoko Fujii, Juri Kiyokawa

November 3, 2025article en

Abstract

Increased representation of women did not decrease demands and gender-specific challenges; rather, the most recent generation placed greater emphasis on systematic support to sustain their specialty skills while managing work-life balance. Efforts to increase women's representation should be accompanied by support structures that address both persistent and evolving needs.

World NeurosurgeryVol. 205

Tokyo Institute of Technology (JP), Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry (JP), Institute of General & Endovascular Neurosurgery (US)

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Diversity and Career in Medicine

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