Reflecting on the current scenario and forecasting the future demand for medical doctors in South Africa up to 2030: towards equal representation of women
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2021Author
Karangwa, I
Tiwari, R
Wildschut-February, A
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Increasing feminization of medical professions is well-acknowledged. However, this does not always
equate to equitable representation of women within medicine, regarding their socio-demographic indicators, regions,
sectors and felds of practice. Thus, this paper quantifes the gap in supply of female medical doctors in relation to
demand, towards reaching diferent gender equity scenarios.