title: Women doctors: a quarter-century track record.
abstract: According to Department of Health and Social Security figures for England and Wales, the number of women in medicine has risen substantially during the past 25 years. However, there has been little improvement in their career prospects. There is an urgent need for the present training programme and career structure to be made more flexible.
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D003154:Community Medicine; D004739:England; D006280:Health Workforce; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010822:Physicians, Women; D011287:Prejudice; D013038:Specialization; D014852:Wales