Gender

Myriam Abdennadher, MD; Sima Patel, MD; and Divya Singhal, MD

“Tremendous amounts of talent are being lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt.” Shirley Chisholm

Gender biases are pervasive in neurology resulting in systemic barriers that limit career advancement for women. The first and only female president of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in 72 years, Dr. Sandra Olson highlighted this in her 2005 presidential address the role of women neurologists in science and patient care throughout history and drew attention to the work lives of female physicians.¹ In the aggregate, women face inequities in pay, rank, demands on time and effects on personal lives. [Read Full Post]