Table 5.
Selected individual suggestions on how ESGO and ENYGO could help improving the gender disparity in gynecologic oncology surgery.
| • | This survey is already helpful and is a good start in promoting female to reach parity and change the perspective of the old generation. |
| • | Encourage and support female in their clinical and research fellowships. |
| • | Organize hands on courses and courses in leadership especially designed for female. |
| • | ESGO and ENYGO should promote female as role models at the conferences. At least 50% female at all of their committees. More female at leadership position in the both of the organizations. Also, at least 50% of conference speakers should be female. |
| • | Provide a better network between colleagues from different centers. |
| • | Successful female in this field should openly talk on conferences about managing family and work. |
| • | Gender disparity issues should be analyzed within ESGO and ENYGO committees. The visuality of this problem should be increased at open forums. Discussions and public awareness initiatives are needed. Promotion of activities to spread awareness of this problem. |
| • | Providing training scholarships and grants for female. Giving priority to applicants with children. |
| • | Fellowships should be well paid and should be with a shorter duration. More regional meetings should be organized. Mentor-fellow system of training in the host hospitals for better acquisition of specific surgical skills. |
| • | Female mentorship programs. Encouraging academic/clinical leads to facilitate and support female. |
| • | Providing childcare during conference, financial support for female coming to conferences with children. Providing special time and places at congress for female surgeons with children. |
| • | More online educational platforms. |
| • | Promoting a culture of understanding of mothers. |
| • | Promoting female surgical career and put in value the female’s work in this field. |
| • | Support pregnant female in being allowed to still do surgery. Setting up mentoring and fellowship programs, especially for female and encouraging hospitals to invest in the training of their female gynecologic oncology surgeons. |
| • | To encourage young woman to do surgery. |
| • | Flexible working models. |
| • | Day-care organized by the clinical setting. |