"Women in Neurosurgery: First Neurosurgeon in Latin America and current Mexican leaders".

Abstract History has taught us that Mexican culture has been largely supported by women, despite gender prejudice from the society. Neurosurgery has not been the exception. Therefore, we investigated the challenges and influence of female neurosurgeons in Mexico. We went through the roots of neurosurgery in Mexico, highlighting the life and legacy of Dr. Maria Cristina Garcia-Sancho, first female neurosurgeon in Mexico and in Latin America. Currently, women represent 6.2% of the total members of the Mexican Society of Neurological Surgery (MSNS). This percentage is still low, however data collected in this study suggests that it might increase in the next few years since the 16.7% of Board Directors of the MSNS are women, the next elected president is a female neurosurgeon, and 14.5% of neurosurgery residents are women.