Vilca-Salas Martha I, Castilla-Encinas Adriam M, Mamani-Leiva Marycielo Victoria, Pinazo-Rios Thalia Samira
Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú.
Facultad de Medicina San Fernando, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.
Neurocirugia (Engl Ed). 2024 Jan-Feb;35(1):41-44. doi: 10.1016/j.neucie.2023.07.009. Epub 2023 Oct 11.
The participation of women in neurosurgery in Peru began in 1974 with the first Peruvian female neurosurgeon, who was accepted into a residency program with the condition of not getting married during her training. Nowadays, the conditions are more just, and there is greater equality of opportunities between men and women, but the numbers show that the differences have not yet been fully equalized. As evidence of this, it has been observed that only 17% of the residency positions offered in 2022 were filled by women, and there has been reduced participation of female neurosurgeons in the Peruvian Society of Neurosurgery. This article discusses the importance of tracking and promoting stories of Peruvian female neurosurgeons and calls for research in the area of women in neurosurgery in latin countries, like Peru.
