Gender Equity in Healthcare: An Issue of Justice or Need?

With great interest on the topic, we read the article “The Profile of the Brazilian Cardiologist – A Sample of the Members of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology”, by Faganello et al., where the professional and personal characteristics of Brazilian cardiologists are reported. The significant gender differences were highlighted in the mini-editorial “Profile of Brazilian Cardiologists: A look on Female Leadership in Cardiology and Stress – Challenges for the Next Decade” by Mesquita et al., where peculiarities such as payment and the small number of women in Cardiology are analyzed according to an intriguing point of view.

These articles resonate with the “Women’s Letter” by Oliveira et al., a document based on current objectives, which require long-term efforts and structural changes in the medical culture, especially regarding the participation of women in executive positions in medical specialty societies and healthcare-related government bodies.

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