Ten Ways to Empower Yourself as a Woman in Science or Academic Medicine

Increasing data demonstrate that women are underrepresented in healthcare. Gender equity research supports that gender disparities in science and academic medicine have broad implications that impact our patients, science, institutions, and healthcare systems. Although gender disparity has gained increase visibility recently, evidence-based strategies to address gender inequity are lacking at present. Consequently, women in science and academic medicine must not only learn to navigate career challenges but also obstacles, such as unconscious, implicit, and explicit bias, that impede their success and advancement.