The labor force of Medical Physics is one of the most gender diverse in the field of Physics, as it has attained the proportional achievement of ~30% women worldwide (Tsapaki et al. Phys Medica. 2018;55:33–39). While great strides have been made toward a gender diverse workforce, women still comprise an underrepresented group. Many strategies have been suggested to increase the participation of underrepresented persons by addressing unconscious biases, increasing opportunities, dedicated hiring policies, and providing support networks in science and medicine (Barabino et al. Sci Eng Ethics. 2019; Coe et al. Lancet. 2019), yet the personnel landscape remains largely uniform. Herein, the conditions, strategies, and approaches that facilitated gender diversity in Medical Physics are considered as a means to further the inclusion of other underrepresented groups through exemplars of mentorship, addressing unconscious biases and the implementation of inclusive practices. Furthermore, the potential for gender diversity to act as a catalyst to create an environment that is more accepting of diversity and supports and encourages inclusive practices for the participation and inclusion of other underrepresented groups in Medical Physics is discussed.

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检查性别多样性的增长，作为将所有代表性不足的人纳入医学物理学的模型

医学物理学的劳动力是物理学领域性别差异最大的劳动力之一，因为它已在全球范围内实现了约30％的女性成比例的成就（Tsapaki等人，Phys Medica。2018 ; 55：33-39）。尽管在实现性别多样化的劳动力方面已取得了长足的进步，但妇女仍然是代表性不足的群体。已经提出了许多策略，通过解决无意识的偏见，增加机会，专注的招聘政策以及提供科学和医学方面的支持网络来增加代表性不足的人的参与（Barabino等人，Sci Eng Ethics.2019 ; Coe等人，Lancet。2019），但人员情况仍保持基本一致。在本文中，促进医学物理学中性别多样性的条件，策略和方法被认为是通过指导榜样，解决无意识偏见和实施包容性实践来进一步包容其他代表性不足的人群的一种手段。此外，讨论了性别多样性促进创造更广泛接受多样性，支持和鼓励包容性做法以使其他代表性不足的群体参与和包容医学物理学的环境的潜力。