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Current Status and Future Strategies for Mentoring Women in Neurology. Neurology Farheen, A. S., George, I. C., Singhal, D., Troxell, R. M., Pillai, J., Schneider, L., Lomen-Hoerth, C., Graves, J. S., Sandrone, S., O'Hana S Nobleza, C. 2021

Abstract

The American Academy of Neurology's (AAN) 2017 Gender Disparity Report identified improving mentorship as a key intervention to fill the leadership and pay gaps for women in neurology. Here we summarize the literature on mentoring women, provide an outline of ideal components of programs geared toward closing gender gaps, and present a mentoring program for AAN members. The strategies discussed share similarities with those for closing gaps related to race, ethnicity and religion. Developing effective mentorship and sponsorship programs is essential to ensure a sufficiently diverse pool of academic faculty and private practitioners, and to establish equal representation in leadership roles in this field.

View details for DOI 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012242

View details for PubMedID 34088876