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Gender disparities in Italian medical academia have persisted or worsened since 2014, with a continued "leaky pipeline" of women not progressing to senior roles

07.23.25 | PLOS

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Gender differences in the Italian academic landscape: Examining inequalities within the medical area in the last decade
Career scissor diagram in Italian Medical Area in 2023. Credit: Magnano San Lio et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Gender disparities in Italian medical academia have persisted or worsened since 2014, with a continued "leaky pipeline" of women not progressing to senior roles

Article URL : http://plos.io/44pi26f

Article title: Gender differences in the Italian academic landscape: Examining inequalities within the medical area in the last decade

Author countries: Italy

Funding: This work was partially funded by the University of Catania, Italy, Department of Medical and Surgical Science and Advanced Technologies ‘GF Ingrassia’ (UPB: 5C130011075), awarded to A.M.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0325705

Gender differences in the Italian academic landscape: Examining inequalities within the medical area in the last decade

23-Jul-2025

GCI, Glass Ceiling Index; GDI, Glass Door Index; RTDA, Fixed-term Researcher Type A; RTDB, Fixed-term Researcher Type B; SSD, Scientific-disciplinary sector (Settore scientifico-disciplinare)

Keywords

Demography Feminism Gender Bias Gender Studies Health and Medicine Human Relations Social Discrimination Social Groups Social Inequality Social Research Social Sciences Social Studies Of Science Society Sociological Data Sociology

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0325705
Article Publication Date
2025-07-23
Article Title
Gender differences in the Italian academic landscape: Examining inequalities within the medical area in the last decade
COI Statement
GCI, Glass Ceiling Index; GDI, Glass Door Index; RTDA, Fixed-term Researcher Type A; RTDB, Fixed-term Researcher Type B; SSD, Scientific-disciplinary sector (Settore scientifico-disciplinare)

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, July 23). Gender disparities in Italian medical academia have persisted or worsened since 2014, with a continued "leaky pipeline" of women not progressing to senior roles. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8OMWJ2E1/gender-disparities-in-italian-medical-academia-have-persisted-or-worsened-since-2014-with-a-continued-leaky-pipeline-of-women-not-progressing-to-senior-roles.html
MLA:
"Gender disparities in Italian medical academia have persisted or worsened since 2014, with a continued "leaky pipeline" of women not progressing to senior roles." Brightsurf News, Jul. 23 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8OMWJ2E1/gender-disparities-in-italian-medical-academia-have-persisted-or-worsened-since-2014-with-a-continued-leaky-pipeline-of-women-not-progressing-to-senior-roles.html.