Melting the Plastic Ceiling: Overcoming Obstacles to Foster Leadership in Women Plastic Surgeons

Amanda K. Silva; Aviva Preminger; Sheri Slezak; Linda G. Phillips; Debra J. Johnson

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Melting the Plastic Ceiling: Overcoming Obstacles to Foster Leadership in Women Plastic Surgeons

Amanda K. Silva, Aviva Preminger, Sheri Slezak, Linda G. Phillips, Debra J. Johnson

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The underrepresentation of women leaders in plastic surgery echoes a phenomenon throughout society. The importance of female leadership is presented, and barriers to gender equality in plastic surgery, both intrinsic and extrinsic, are discussed. Strategies for fostering women in leadership on an individual level and for the specialty of plastic surgery are presented.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	721-729
Number of pages	9
Journal	Plastic and reconstructive surgery
Volume	138
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000002483
State	Published - Sep 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

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