HeforShe: Why doing the Right Thing Matters

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In December 2020, I got an invitation from the American College of Surgeons to join their panel discussion on the topic “International HeforShe: Why doing the Right Thing Matters”. I was pleasantly surprised and intrigued by the topic itself, and needless to say, I gladly accepted it (Fig. 1). I was also required to make a short presentation before the panel discussion. As I tried to prepare my slides for the same, I dug into what it really meant. Most of my presentations thus far have been academic related to some HPB & GI cancer topics, but this was different. Although I was aware of the struggle women face in day-to-day life, both in personal and professional fields, a glimpse into the hard reality that strikingly exists was an eye opener and that is what I intend to bring forth in this editorial.

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