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The role of women in our society has been changing rapidly over the past two or three decades. Nowhere is this trend more striking than in medicine. Women constitute over 40 percent of the student body in medical schools today, in contrast to less than 10 percent in the late 1960s and early 1970s.¹ What happens to these women after they graduate, however, is less well understood. Do they continue to be active? Do they work full-time or part-time? Are they rewarded appropriately, on the basis of their educational level, postdoctoral training, years of experience, and abilities? Do they earn . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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