Global Health

Fewer post-op complications for patients of female surgeons, studies find

People operated on by female surgeons have less chance of problems after the procedure than if they were operated on by men, studies suggest.

People operated on by female surgeons have less chance of problems after the procedure than if they were operated on by men, studies suggest. Image: Unsplash/Artur Tumasjan

Amira Ghouaibi
Project Lead, Women’s Health Initiative, World Economic Forum
Share:
Our Impact
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Global Health is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

Global Health

Listen to the article

Discover

What's the World Economic Forum doing about the gender gap?

Gender distribution of physicians worldwide 2000-2018, by region.
Globally there are significantly more male physicians than women. Image: World Economic Forum

Figure illustrating the percentage of the gender gap closed to date, 2023.
The gender gap in health and survival rates is 96% closed. Image: World Economic Forum
Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
Global HealthHealth and HealthcareSDG 05: Gender Equality
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

What are the 5 most important things that the UN is doing to improve global health?

United Nations

September 22, 2023

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum