182: Towards Gender Equality and Equity in Radiation Oncology: Career Entry and Exit Trends in the Canadian Radiation Oncologist Workforce with Projection Modeling to 2040

Representation of Women in Canadian Radiation Oncology Trainees and Radiation Oncologists: Progress or Regress?

“…42 Achieving gender balance may still require several decades as more female trainees enter the workforce and predominantly older male radiation oncologists retire. 43 The recent decline in the number and proportion of female Canadian RO trainees may slow, or potentially reverse, advancements in the representation of women in the Canadian RO workforce.…”

“…Achieving gender balance may still require several decades, as more female trainees enter the workforce and predominantly older male radiation oncologists retire. 43 The recent decline in the number and proportion of female Canadian RO trainees may slow, or potentially reverse, advancements in the representation of women in the Canadian RO workforce. Strategic efforts to attract female medical students to RO as a potential career option in regions with lower female-to-male ratios in RO trainees and radiation oncologists, namely in Ontario and the Prairies, will be required to reduce the variability in gender distribution of the workforce across Canada.…”