And what do the statistics show?
According to a 2022 report from the ILO in conjunction with the WHO, the salary of women in the healthcare sector is, on average, 24% lower than their male counterparts, and according to IBGE, the wage gap between men and women is 22%.
The NGO Think Olga released a survey revealing that 45% of Brazilian women have been diagnosed with anxiety, depression, or other types of disorders.
Considering all women with active registration in the CFO, only 7.9% are implantologists. The specialty where we find the most female professionals is orthodontics, which accounts for 23.9% of women.
When we think of Dentistry as a whole, 72% are women, including dentists and technical and auxiliary professionals with active registration in Brazil. And the good female representation also extends to study and research groups!