Interventional Neuroradiology: Why Don't Brazilian Female Physicians Like It?

Abstract

Objective Much has been discussed about gender diversity in all professional fields, particularly in medicine. Recent studies showing that there are fewer than ten female professionals in interventional neuroradiology (INR) in a continental country like Brazil, and less than thirty in all of Latin America, have prompted an investigation into the causes of the low numbers of women choosing to follow this medical specialty. This project intended to reveal the reasons through an anonymous form applied to women in the final year of the three medical residencies considered prerequisites for INR in Brazil: neurology, radiology and neurosurgery.

Keywords

• interventional radiology
• gender inequality
• neurosurgery
• professional practice
• neurology
• radiology
• radiologia intervencionista
• iniquidade de gênero
• neurocirurgia
• prática profissional
• neurologia
• radiologia