How to improve gender equality in rheumatology: boards, mentors, and teamwork

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Selimiye, Tibbiye Cd No: 23, Uskudar, 34668, Istanbul, Turkey. cerenaltintass@gmail.com.
² Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Zeynep Kamil Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Ceren Altintas-Mese et al. Rheumatol Int. 2024 May.

. 2024 May;44(5):973-974.

doi: 10.1007/s00296-023-05467-3. Epub 2023 Sep 15.

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Selimiye, Tibbiye Cd No: 23, Uskudar, 34668, Istanbul, Turkey. cerenaltintass@gmail.com.
² Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Zeynep Kamil Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

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Keywords: Gender equity; Periodicals as topic; Rheumatology; Sexism.

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