The ESC Gender Policy was created with a view to correcting the imbalance between the representation of women and men within the ESC and its constituent bodies. The ESC is committed to removing any barriers that inhibit female cardiologists from participating in our activities and has issued new policy proposals to promote female participation and leadership roles in all fields of cardiology.
This ESC policy was developed under the leadership of Prof. Stephan Achenbach, ESC President 2020-2022, and was chaired by Prof. Irene Lang and Prof. Stephan Windecker, illustrating the intention to have a balanced gender representation. The following Task Force Members contributed actively to the preparation and draft: Dr. Margarita Brida, Prof. Julie De Backer, Prof. Marc Dweck, Dr. Tom De Potter, Prof. Catherine Gebhardt, Prof. Alessia Gimelli, Prof. John J V McMurray and Prof. Tanja Rudolph.
Our mission: To reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.