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Comment
. 2020 Dec;16(12):669-670.
doi: 10.1038/s41584-020-00517-7.

The road to equity for women in academic rheumatology

Shereen N Mahmood  1 , Irene Blanco  2
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The road to equity for women in academic rheumatology

Shereen N Mahmood et al. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

Gender disparities persist in many aspects of working life for women in academic rheumatology. To move forward, we must find ways to address the gender gap in rheumatology with the goal of creating a workforce as diverse as the patient population it serves.

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