Supplementary Table 1.

CaRMS data by year for surgical specialties

Year	Total number of females in the match	Total number of males in the match	Female: 1st choice discipline = Surgery	Female: Matched to 1st choice surgical specialty	Male: 1st choice = Surgery	Male: Matched to 1st choice surgical specialty
2015	1574	1288	147	108	211	164
2014	1599	1248	161	120	208	153
2013	1537	1158	153	98	276	202
2012	1536	1136	161	112	244	194
2011	1447	1081	173	124	254	190
2010	1419	1019	186	126	240	188
2009	1317	996	141	104	232	183
2008	1216	918	141	103	240	183
2007	1173	827	151	105	232	166
2006	1136	800	117	90	208	164
2005	786	619	83	66	155	123
2004	644	641	78	58	174	113
2003	610	621	58	39	176	129
2002	506	611	49	33	184	125
2001	520	612	40	28	159	113
2000	526	628	49	28	168	116
1999	565	584	61	34	161	116
1998	532	640	56	41	187	115