The BMJ’s editor in chief, Fiona Godlee, gathered together an unprecedented number of female medical leaders earlier this week in celebration of the fact that eight medical royal colleges are now led by women. The senior women are (left to right) Sue Bailey, chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges; Kate Lovett, dean of the Royal College of Psychiatrists; Carrie MacEwen, chair elect of th...

More than two-thirds of STEM jobs are held by men. This paper provides a detailed analysis the pipeline from high school to mid-career in United States, decomposing gender gap into six stages. By far most important stages initial college major choice and college-to-career transition. Men more likely women start major, especially among those who prepared for upon entry. alone accounts 57% total ...