Good article. I sent this to my daughter, who just started med school, because surgery is what she has always said she wants to do. That may change over the next few years.
My mom is a nurse who worked for a father-daughter surgical practice. When the daughter began her residency, probably about 25-30 years ago, she was the only female. The coffee pot was kept where the male residents changed. She got tired of asking someone to get her a cup of coffee, so she walked in a few times to get her own coffee, catching a few men mid-change. They promptly moved the coffee pot to a neutral location. A funny story, but sad to hear that women in medicine are still battling more serious types of discrimination. I definitely want my daughter to be able to have some sort of work-life balance even if she chooses surgery.