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Melting the Plastic Ceiling: Overcoming Obstacles to Foster Leadership in Women Plastic Surgeons
Amanda K Silva1,2, Aviva Preminger1,2, Sheri Slezak1,2
1Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.; Baltimore, Md.; Galveston, Texas; and Sacramento, Calif.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|August 25, 2016
Abstract:
The underrepresentation of women leaders in plastic surgery echoes a phenomenon throughout society. The importance of female leadership is presented, and barriers to gender equality in plastic surgery, both intrinsic and extrinsic, are discussed. Strategies for fostering women in leadership on an individual level and for the specialty of plastic surgery are presented.
