[Feminization of the medical profession]

Although we can observe a real change in the participation of women in the medical profession, we must ask ourselves what feminisation means. Does it refer to the number of women, or to an eventual change in the content of the profession due to the fact that women are more oriented toward caring, empathy, relationships. The figures for Belgium show a real improvement in the presence of the women but not in the more prestigious specialisations like surgery or internal medicine.