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Gender disparities in Italian medical academia have persisted or worsened since 2014, with a continued "leaky pipeline" of women not progressing to senior roles

Gender disparities in Italian medical academia have persisted or worsened since 2014, with a continued "leaky pipeline" of women not progressing to senior roles

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Gender differences in the Italian academic landscape: Examining inequalities within the medical area in the last decade

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Career scissor diagram in Italian Medical Area in 2023.

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Credit: Magnano San Lio et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Gender disparities in Italian medical academia have persisted or worsened since 2014, with a continued "leaky pipeline" of women not progressing to senior roles

Article URL: http://plos.io/44pi26f

Article title: Gender differences in the Italian academic landscape: Examining inequalities within the medical area in the last decade

Author countries: Italy

Funding: This work was partially funded by the University of Catania, Italy, Department of Medical and Surgical Science and Advanced Technologies ‘GF Ingrassia’ (UPB: 5C130011075), awarded to A.M.

Journal

PLOS One

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0325705

Article Title

Gender differences in the Italian academic landscape: Examining inequalities within the medical area in the last decade

Article Publication Date

23-Jul-2025

COI Statement

GCI, Glass Ceiling Index; GDI, Glass Door Index; RTDA, Fixed-term Researcher Type A; RTDB, Fixed-term Researcher Type B; SSD, Scientific-disciplinary sector (Settore scientifico-disciplinare)

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