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Mind the gap: Quantifying gender representation as a first step to solve the problem?

While women have entered the academic (and nonacademic) neurology task force in large numbers, few have reached high visibility and decision-making positions in the field. A peculiarity of the field of multiple sclerosis (MS) includes the substantial financial aspect associated with marketing of expensive drugs, which has contributed to an influential leadership model marked by inequities.1,2 Efforts to address gender gaps now and in the future require reliable metrics of the current status of women in neurology.



from Neurology recent issues http://bit.ly/2YXevbE

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