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70. Why Are There Still So Few Female Surgeons?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Women Surgeons Are Being Punished in a Way That Men Aren't

Women surgeons are punished in a way that men aren't, says Dr. Argo Vonsalas. The drop in referrals is quite persistent and persists for about a year or so after the event as well. If people are giving women fewer chances to succeed, it could put them on a different track altogether," she says.

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