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The history of women in neurosurgery worldwide has been characterized by adversity and hardships in a male-dominated field, where resilient, tenacious, and ingenious women have nevertheless left their mark. The first women in neurosurgery appeared in Europe at the end of the 1920s, and since then have emerged in all continents in the world. Women neurosurgeons all over the globe have advanced the field in numerous directions, introducing neurosurgical subspecialties to their countries, making scientific and technical advances, and dedicating themselves to humanitarian causes, to name a few. The past 30 years, in particular, have been a period of increasing involvement and responsibility for women in neurosurgery. We must now focus on continual system improvements that will promote a diverse and talented workforce, building a welcoming environment for all aspiring neurosurgeons, in order to advance the specialty in the service of neurosurgical patients.

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    Silvia Hernández-Durán

  2. European Association of Neurosurgical Societies, Diversity Task Force, Brussels, Belgium

    Silvia Hernández-Durán

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia

    Katharine Drummond

  4. Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia

    Katharine Drummond

  5. Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Rwanda Military Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda

    Claire Karekezi

  6. Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK

    Mary Murphy

  7. Tehran University of Medical Science, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran, Iran

    Farideh Nejat

  8. Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Nelci Zanon

  9. CENEPE Centro de Neurocirurgia pediátrica (Pediatric Neurosurgical Center), São Paulo, Brazil

    Nelci Zanon

  10. Department of Neurosurgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA

    Gail Rosseau

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Hernández-Durán, S. et al. (2022). International Women in Neurosurgery. In: Di Rocco, C. (eds) Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery. Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery, vol 45. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99166-1_1

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