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Towards gender diversity in urological leadership

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Is gender parity in urology possible? Although the number of female urologists is increasing, a disparity remains in the gender composition of the editorial boards of the top urology journals and in urological societies.

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  1. University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Jiasian Teh, Tatenda C. Nzenza, Stephanie op’t Hoog & Nathan Lawrentschuk

  2. Department of Surgical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Jiasian Teh, Tatenda C. Nzenza & Nathan Lawrentschuk

  3. Young Urology Researchers Organisation (YURO), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Jiasian Teh, Tatenda C. Nzenza & Stephanie op’t Hoog

  4. Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Nathan Lawrentschuk

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Teh, J., Nzenza, T.C., Hoog, S.o. et al. Towards gender diversity in urological leadership. Nat Rev Urol 15, 463–464 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-018-0039-4

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