Multiple publications have addressed the under-representation of women in the cardiology workforce, and indeed in leadership positions and procedural subspecialities, despite gender parity among medical school graduates. The work–life balance does not appear to be the only determining factor since other specialties such as obstetrics have a adequate representation of women. Vlachadis Castles et al report the results from their online survey of 452 female doctors (both trainees and specialists) from Australia and New Zealand, 13% of whom were women in cardiology. Female cardiologists reported working longer hours and more on-call commitments; significantly fewer women in cardiology reported a balanced life, or that cardiology was family friendly or female friendly, despite a greater earning capacity and an overwhelming majority agreeing that they were professionally challenged whilst intellectually stimulated in their jobs. Our editorial addresses the deterrents to women in cardiology seeking leadership opportunities in all areas including academic, administrative and research positions.

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密封泄漏的管道：吸引和留住心脏病学女性

尽管医学院毕业生的性别平等，但多份出版物已经解决了心脏病学劳动力中女性的代表性不足问题，事实上，女性在领导职位和程序亚专业中的代表性不足。工作与生活的平衡似乎并不是唯一的决定因素，因为产科等其他专业也有足够的女性代表。Vlachadis Castles 等人报告了他们对来自澳大利亚和新西兰的 452 名女医生（包括实习生和专家）的在线调查结果，其中 13% 是心脏病学领域的女性。女性心脏病专家报告称，工作时间更长，需要更多的随叫随到；心脏病学领域的女性报告平衡的生活，或者心脏病学适合家庭或女性的人数明显减少，尽管他们的收入能力更强，而且绝大多数人都认为他们在工作中受到了专业挑战，同时在智力上受到了刺激。我们的社论解决了心脏病学女性在所有领域（包括学术、行政和研究职位）寻求领导机会的障碍。