Academic Orthopaedics As a Driver of Gender Diversity in the Orthopaedic Workforce: A Review of 4,519 Orthopaedic Faculty Members.

Despite multiple initiatives designed to increase diversity, the 7% female representation in the orthopaedic workforce identified in this study remains markedly lower than other medical and surgical specialties. A higher percentage of women were associated with the AAMC orthopaedic faculty compared with clinically active female surgeons at these institutions. Academic orthopaedic surgeons had greater female representation than the general orthopaedic workforce, highlighting the importance of training institutions at promoting gender equity.