Empowering women oncologists in India—are we there yet?
As per the report of the Women, power, and cancer: a Lancet Commission 2023,1 gender inequality and discrimination exist in the field of oncology and prevents women from advancing as leaders in cancer research, service delivery, and policymaking. In the 3rd Indian Cancer Congress held in November 2023 at Mumbai, India was a mirror to the gender bias in oncology. Women were clearly under-represented both as speakers and as moderators in panel discussions which are traditionally considered as important roles of senior leadership.
