“…However, professional satisfaction among female surgeons is considered high, and most of them would choose to be a surgeon again, also recommending continuing the medical career in specialties that deal directly with surgery (Schroen et al, 2004;Seemann et al, 2016). Dubar (2005) highlights that, in addition to the transmission of values, norms, and rules, socialization is a process that builds the individual's identity, identification, and a sense of belonging in society, which implies belonging to a group, and guides the individual's personal and professional attitudes (Broadhead, 2017;Santos, 2005;Spudeit & Cunha, 2016). The socialization encompasses the construction, deconstruction, and reconstruction of identities that are formed throughout people's lives (Dubar, 2005).…”