Corinne Faivre-Finn, Professor of Thoracic Radiation Oncology at The University of Manchester, shared Anne Laprie‘s post on LinkedIn adding:
“Thanks Lucie Houdou, Wassila Benhabib and colleagues for this important paper.
Some thoughts from me:
- Why, in 2026, am I still being asked: ‘What is the problem? There are so many women in healthcare now.’
This new narrative review of gender disparities in academic radiation oncology helps explain why.
Women are increasingly well represented in the healthcare workforce, but the picture changes as you move up the academic and leadership ladder. The review found a consistent ‘leaky pipeline’ across countries: women represent a smaller proportion of senior academic posts than of the workforce. - So yes, we see many women in healthcare. But look higher up the ladder.
This is why conversations about gender equity remain necessary in 2026. The issue is not simply about increasing the number of women entering the profession; it is about creating academic and leadership cultures and environments in which women can progress and thrive. - A plea to women in radiation oncology and beyond : come forward, take up space, support one another and help shape the culture and environment for those coming after us.
- And to institutions: representation at entry level is not enough. We need to look carefully at who progresses, who leads, who receives opportunities and who is supported to succeed.
There is still a lot of work to do.”
Quoting Anne Laprie’s post:
“Are there gender inequities in the world for academic research in radiation oncology?
Thanks for the great job and congrats to the authors and members of our commission on diversity and equity at French Society of Radiation Oncology (SFRO).
In ctRO – Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology open access link in commentary.”
Article: Gender disparities in academic radiation oncology research: A narrative review
Authors: Lucie Houdoua, Angela Bessererb, Maike Trommerc, Audrey Larnaudied, Charles Raynauda, Véronique Vendrelye, Stéphane Supiotf, Yasmine El Houatg, Anne Larrouyh, Amandine Ruffieri, Anne Lapriej, Florence Huguetk, Wassila Benhabib-Boukhelif
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