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70. Why Are There Still So Few Female Surgeons?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Are Female Surgeons Less Likely to Get Referrals After a Bad Event?

The number of referrals drops by about 20% following a bad event. For men, it's much smaller closer to 3% or so. After one of these good events, there you don't really see much of a difference in how the male and female surgeons are treated. The effect is really concentrated among what I call new referral relationships.

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