{"id":960,"date":"2020-01-30T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/eur-radiol\/2020\/01\/30\/closing-the-gender-gap-in-radiology\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T10:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:33:23","slug":"closing-the-gender-gap-in-radiology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/eur-radiol\/highlights\/closing-the-gender-gap-in-radiology\/","title":{"rendered":"Closing the gender gap in radiology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Women account for fewer than half of radiology roles in academia and private practice, adding to the issue of gender inequality within the discipline. Proactive measures need to be taken in order to increase representation of women in academic and leadership roles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00330-019-06493-1?fbclid=IwAR36Ogdujq8XO0uZ_bgNCAWyNRYfj6sAuaD6oOYxmQIoiX1UKCThUGxYU-I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Women in radiology: gender diversity is not a metric\u2014it is a tool for excellence<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors:\u00a0<\/strong>Rahel A. Kubik-Huch, Val\u00e9rie Vilgrain, Gabriel P. Krestin, Maximilian F. Reiser, Ulrike I. Attenberger, Ada U. Muellner, Christopher P. Hess, &amp; Hedvig Hricak<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women account for fewer than half of radiology roles in academia and private practice, adding to the issue of gender inequality within the discipline. Proactive measures need to be taken in order to increase representation of women in academic and leadership roles. 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