Report calls for more measures to encourage women to become surgeons

More than 50% of medical graduates are female but only 7% of consultant surgeons are women, a report has found.

Report calls for more measures to encourage  women to become surgeons

More than 50% of medical graduates are female but only 7% of consultant surgeons are women, a report has found.

Research by Royal College of Surgeons (RCSI ) has found that there are a number of barriers to women entering and progressing surgical careers, such as a lack of information and support during and after pregnancy.

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