Association of Women Surgeons Reacts to New Study on Pay Parity

Women surgeons earn 24% less than their male colleagues

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Association of Women Surgeons is committed to pay parity for all
Surgeons. The 2016 Medscape General Surgeon Compensation Report shows a
24% pay gap between male and female surgeons in full time practice. On
average, female surgeons earned $257,000 while male surgeons were paid
$340,000 in 2015. This pay disparity costs women and their families
$700,000 to $2,000,000 over the course of their career.

The Association of Women Surgeons is committed to educating and
advocating on issues of pay parity as part of our core mission to
engage, empower, and excel with our membership. We want all women
surgeons who believe in pay equity to engage by joining AWS. Membership
empowers our efforts to make pay parity in surgery a reality. To
highlight the disparity, the Association of Women Surgeons will reduce
the cost of a regular annual membership for new members who join in the
month of May by 24%.

About AWS

The Association of Women Surgeons (AWS), founded in 1981, is a
not-for-profit educational and professional organization committed to
supporting women surgeons at various stages in their career – from
medical school through retirement. AWS is the driving force that
inspires and engages current and future women surgeons to realize their
professional and personal goals. AWS empowers women to succeed and excel
in those aspirations through mentorship, education and a networking
community that promotes their contributions and achievements as
students, surgeons and leaders. For more information about AWS please
visit www.womensurgeons.org
or call (312) 224-2575.

Contacts

For The Association of Women Surgeons
Jeanne Sheehy
Tel:
312.596.5224
Cell: 312.515.3733
jsheehy@bostrom.com