Women make up 6.5 percent of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons members, according to an article in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
The specialty societies with the fewest female members are:
- The Knee Society: 0.5 percent women
- The Hip Society: 0.6 percent
- Cervical Spine Research Society: 1.5 percent
Women account for 17.8 percent of full-time orthopedic surgery faculty at U.S. medical schools, the lowest proportion of all medical specialties.