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The Same Yet Different: Challenges of Being a Woman Plastic Surgeon

I nt er national arena with the most reputed journal ‘Plastic and
women’s day just Reconstructive Surgery’ dedicating a significant
passed by, leaving part of its publications to gender inequality. The
me wondering articles have insightful and thought-provoking
where do We content, grossly encompassing issues such as
- ‘the female leadership gap, financial planning, mating pool,
plastic surgeons’ pregnancy, motherhood and work/life balance.
of India stand as
a community. In a systematic review published in the PRS
A smooth in June 2018, of articles related to gender
campaign has inequality in Plastic Surgery, the distribution
been taking of articles by country had majority from the
place in the USA, 3 from Canada, 1 each from France, Italy,
int er national Nigeria and Austria. And NONE from India.
Dr Dharini
M.Ch fellow, Safdarjung
Hospital, New Delhi

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