Surgical leaders must take a stand against gender bias in 21st century surgery

We carried out a survey of surgical residents in the Caribbean to quantify the prevalence of gender discrimination. In this setting, up to 85% of surgical residents were exposed to gender based discrimination, especially young women who are junior-level surgical residents.

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Tropical Doctor
Published
2026-03-08
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https://doi.org/10.1177/00494755261427995
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Diversity and Career in Medicine
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Surgical leaders must take a stand against gender bias in 21st century surgery

Robyn Cabral, Keira M Cawich, Shamir O Cawich, Marlon Mencia et al.
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Surgical leaders must take a stand against gender bias in 21st century surgery

Robyn Cabral, Keira M Cawich, Shamir O Cawich, Marlon Mencia, Shaneeta Johnson
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Abstract

We carried out a survey of surgical residents in the Caribbean to quantify the prevalence of gender discrimination. In this setting, up to 85% of surgical residents were exposed to gender based discrimination, especially young women who are junior-level surgical residents.

Tropical Doctor
Meharry Medical College (US), Port of Spain General Hospital (TT)
Gender equality
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Diversity and Career in Medicine
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