Globally, anaesthesiology journals are emphasising the necessity of gender transformation. This discourse focuses on the roles of women as leaders, researchers, educators, and the significance of including them as biologically distinct subjects in research.1,2 In the field of anaesthesiology, it is observed that women occupy approximately 30% of leadership roles in research and academia.1 This is notable, considering women comprise over 60% of the anaesthesiology workforce in most countries with available statistics.

Department of Anaesthesia, Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital and Walter Sisulu University , South Africa

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