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ReviewUnited European gastroenterology journal2025

Gastroenterology Training and Career in Women: Challenges and Opportunities.

Eleni Manthopoulou, Ignacio Catalan-Serra, Maura Corsetti, Andrea Nowak, María Jesús Perugorria, Cem Simsek, Carolina Ciacci

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Review in United European gastroenterology journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Gender disparity in gastroenterology: Time to focus on enablers than barriers.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Eleni ManthopoulouDigestive and Interventional Endoscopy Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4249-0744
Ignacio Catalan-SerraGastroenterology Department of Medicine, Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-9619-7634
Maura CorsettiNIHR Nottingham BRC, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2957-4684
Andrea NowakUnited European Gastroenterology Headquarters, Governance & Community Management, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0009-0007-4295-7125
María Jesús PerugorriaDepartment of Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases, Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute, Donostia University Hospital, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7636-0972
Cem SimsekDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-7037-5233
Carolina CiacciDepartment of Medicine Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7426-1145

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review highlights gender gaps in training, career, and work-life balance in gastroenterology. Stereotypes and biases toward women's abilities and commitment to their careers can influence evaluations, advancement in gastroenterology training, and career progression. The findings indicate that lack of or limited access to mentorship and sponsorship, as well as support networks, can hinder the professional development of women. Moreover, results indicate that we must improve work-life balance measures, for example offering flexible working hours and compensation and support for women during pregnancy, after childbirth, and motherhood. However, reports on such equity measures are scarce, and we lack scientific evidence of their impact. This review concludes that to reduce gender gaps and make a positive impact, we need educational and promotional programs and monitoring of their outcomes.

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PMCPMC12090833

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