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Women in Neurosurgery: A Young Italian Neurosurgeon's Perspective

Somma, Teresa, Cappabianca, Paolo·2019·World Neurosurgery
DOI 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.01.059
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Several differences distinguish brain functioning and behavior of women and men. This article addresses how gender features influence the way one behaves in the workplace, in particular, in neurosurgery. Women experience impostor syndrome, which is a persistent fearing of impropriety, by tending to point out their own fears and express their flaws, underrating themselves. At the same time, women show more caution and more care for details than their male counterparts, emphasize teamwork and research, and show greater aptitude in surgical and medical practices. According to several authors, female neurosurgeons represent an important component for the future of the discipline and are essential to the field's growth. Nevertheless, young women feel a tension between the "women can have it all" movement and a realistic view of themselves as mothers, partners, employees, and leaders. As a young neurosurgeon, I think that our future is in our hands, it depends on our enthusiasm, on our energy but, above all, it will be bright, since we all are neurosurgeons.

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Authors
Somma, T., & Cappabianca, P.
Affiliations
Federico II University Hospital (IT)
Corresponding author
Somma, Teresa
ORCID
Venue
World Neurosurgery
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-05
Volume
125
Pages
15-18
ISSN
1878-8750 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.wneu.2019.01.059
OpenAlex
W2913742715
Cited by
21
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0
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1
FWCI
5.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Locations
  • World Neurosurgery (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Sex and Gender in Healthcare
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Diversity and Inequality
Keywords
women in neurosurgery, gender differences, impostor syndrome, work-life balance, women in medicine, career development, gender stereotypes, teamwork
MeSH terms
Work Performance, Neurosurgeons, Female, Humans, Italy, Male, Neurosurgery, Sexism

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Somma, T., & Cappabianca, P. (2019). Women in Neurosurgery: A Young Italian Neurosurgeon's Perspective. World Neurosurgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2019.01.059