Because it’s 2018: the need for early career development for female anesthesiologists

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In a recent letter in the Journal, Dr. Mottiar emphasized the disproportionate representation of men as recipients of honour awards from the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS).1 She speculates that the reason for the lack of female recipients is complex; nevertheless, goes on to say that either women are not being nominated or are not selected when nominated. She suggests that the CAS should look for sources of implicit bias in the selection process. She notes that in the 20 years since women achieved parity in medical school enrolment, women in medicine are still not receiving proportional recognition or holding a major share of leadership positions. …