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Editorial
. 2018 Dec;213(6):679-681.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.2018.249.

Unleashing talent in mental health sciences: gender equality at the top

Josefien J F Breedvelt  1 , Sarah Rowe  2 , Henrietta Bowden-Jones  3 , Sunita Shridhar  4 , Kate Lovett  5 , Claudi Bockting  6 , Anne Lingford-Hughes  7 , Geraldine Strathdee  8 , Derek K Tracy  9
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Editorial

Unleashing talent in mental health sciences: gender equality at the top

Josefien J F Breedvelt et al. Br J Psychiatry. 2018 Dec.
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Abstract

Society is undergoing a shift in gender politics. Science and medicine are part of this conversation, not least as women's representation and pay continue to drop as one progresses through more senior academic and clinical levels. Naming and redressing these inequalities needs to be a priority for us all.Declaration of interestNone.

Keywords: Gender; equality; psychiatry; workforce.

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