The dawn of a new era: diversity symposia at the SICOT Congress

Temiloluwa Olufemi (Nigeria)
SICOT Associate Member
SICOT WiO Blog Lead

Diversity, equity and inclusion have caused a paradigm shift worldwide. Sadly, most organizations only pay lip service by ‘talking the talk’ without ‘walking the walk’. As the leading international orthopaedic organization, SICOT featured the inaugural diversity symposium at the 2022 SICOT Orthopaedic World Congress (OWC) in Kuala Lumpur with resounding feedback.

A letter of courage

When last did you read a ‘real’ letter?... Join us to read this courageous letter by an anonymous female orthopaedic surgeon in Turkey as she recounts the events 6 February 2023 (English translation by Ece Nur Cinar).

2023 International Women’s Day

The SICOT WiO blog warmly welcomes all our members, allies and friends to 2023!! We look forward to making MAGIC together this year!!!

As we celebrate the 2023 International Women’s Day tagged #EmbraceEquity, let’s meet the exemplary Super Seven of Women Orthopaedic Surgeons of India Collective Empowerment (WOICE)

South African Female Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Society (SAFOSS)

Marí Thiart (South Africa)
SICOT Associate member

Meet Dr Marí Thiart: Trendsetting foundation member of the South African Female Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Society (SAFOSS)

A Bouquet for SICOT Women

Ece Nur Çınar (United Kingdom)
SICOT Associate Member
SICOT WiO blog video maker

Multi-talented Ece Nur Cinar, an orthopaedic junior in the United Kingdom and SICOT Women in Orthopaedics (WiO) blog video maker tells the story behind the SICOT WiO logo.

Women in Orthopaedics: Luisa Paganini

Luisa Paganini (Brazil)
SICOT Associate Member

International Women’s Day 2022

International Women’s Day 2022 theme is ‘’Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’’ with the campaign theme ‘#BreakTheBias’.
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