British journal of anaesthesia
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Women face gender-based challenges in their medical education and career. Inequitable access to procedural training, a confidence gap, and professional identity deficit have been shown. We made a gender comparison of procedural case volume, confidence for independent practice, perceived gender and ethnic bias, and professional identity in Australasian anaesthesia trainees. ⋯ A discrepancy exists between the number of procedures performed by male and female anaesthesia trainees in Australia and New Zealand. Relative male overconfidence may be a major contributing factor to the gender confidence gap.
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Editorial Biography Historical Article
Katharine Georgina Lloyd-Williams, CBE (1896-1973): an inspirational anaesthesia role model.
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Letter Biography Historical Article
Sarah Joyce O'Malley, Irish anaesthetist (1896-1959).