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In the last two decades, there has been an increase in the proportion of female applicants and matriculants to medical school and surgical residencies. This change indicates a narrowing of the gender gap across the levels of training. In the mid-2000s, the proportion of women applying to general surgery programs surpassed 33% and the entering general surgery resident class surpassed 40% female [1]. The 2018 vascular surgery integrated (0 + 5) residency applicant pool consisted of 106, 27.04%, women and 286, 72.96%, men. Today, approximately 30% of the current vascular trainees are women.