Motivations, barriers, and social media: a qualitative study of uptake of women into neurosurgery.

British Journal of Neurosurgery
Soham BandyopadhyayNANSIG Collaborative

Abstract

To explore how social media could be utilised to influence an individual's motivation to pursue a neurosurgical career, an emerging topic area. The focus of this study was on women interested in neurosurgery. Women are significantly under-represented in neurosurgery. 18% of all neurosurgeons - including 8% of consultants - are women. Most previous studies have used quantitative methods that are not best suited to gaining an in-depth understanding of the barriers that women face in pursuing a career in neurosurgery, or what would enable more women to go into the speciality. In this qualitative study, individual semi-structured interviews were conducted until data saturation was achieved. Participants were women pre-neurosurgical trainees. The interview data was examined through a thematic analysis involving open and axial coding. Thirty women participated in the study. Four overarching themes were identified: (1) mentorship, (2) testimony from other women doing neurosurgery, (3) social media as a means of increasing interest in neurosurgery as a career choice, and (4) real-life exposure to the speciality. There is scope to further improve uptake of women into neurosurgical training in the UK. Motivations and barriers to women pu...Continue Reading

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