How to Increase Women’s Representation in Surgery?: The Effects of Mandatory Residencies on Female Physicians’ Specialty Choices

Abstract

This essay provides a brief introduction to the article, “Effects of Mandatory Residencies on Female Physicians’ Specialty Choices: Evidence from Japan’s New Medical Residency Program,” by Tsunao Okumura, Yuko Ueno, and Emiko Usui, published in the Labour Economics in May 2024.