Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom.
Department of Neurosurgery, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany; European Association of Neurosurgical Societies, Diversity in Neurosurgery Task Force, Brussels, Belgium.
J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Apr;86:324-331. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2021.01.024. Epub 2021 Feb 6.
A collaborative global working group of women neurosurgeons in multiple countries at different stages of their neurosurgical careers undertook the task of researching the history of European women in neurosurgery. While doing so, we happened upon many remarkable female neurosurgeons who overcame great adversity, made tremendous contributions to society and institutional neurosurgery, and displayed numerous talents beyond the operating room. In the first part of this paper, we recounted a chronology of female neurosurgeons in Europe, highlighting the most remarkable achievements of women in every decade, from the 1920's to 2020. In this paper, we honor fascinating women in European neurosurgery, both historical characters and living legends. These women have overcome great adversity and have also excelled in a huge variety of pursuits. While some were themselves refugees, we also have uncovered noteworthy examples of women who immersed themselves in humanitarian missions and who tried to better the world through political action. There are stories of women beating the odds, taking on biased institutions and proving their worth, in spite of the prevailing system. Most inspirational, we have discovered through our comprehensive research on the history of women in European neurosurgery that the future is increasingly female.
一个由来自多个国家、处于不同神经外科职业生涯阶段的女性神经外科医生组成的合作全球工作组承担了研究欧洲女性神经外科历史的任务。在这样做的过程中，我们发现了许多杰出的女性神经外科医生，她们克服了巨大的逆境，为社会和机构神经外科做出了巨大贡献，并展现了手术室之外的许多才华。在本文的第一部分，我们叙述了欧洲女性神经外科医生的时间线，重点介绍了从 20 世纪 20 年代到 2020 年每个十年中女性的最显著成就。在本文中，我们向欧洲神经外科领域的迷人女性致敬，既有历史人物，也有当代传奇。这些女性克服了巨大的逆境，在各种各样的追求中也取得了卓越的成就。有些女性本身就是难民，我们还发现了一些值得注意的例子，这些女性投身人道主义使命，试图通过政治行动让世界变得更美好。有一些女性战胜逆境、挑战有偏见的机构并证明自己价值的故事，尽管存在着普遍的制度。最鼓舞人心的是，我们通过对欧洲女性神经外科历史的全面研究发现，未来越来越多的是女性。
