In this episode, host Susan Biggar talks with two women in surgery, vascular surgeon, Dr Pecky De Silva, and breast, endocrine and general surgeon, Dr Christine Lai. This is part two of a two-part series on women in surgery. In professions that are underrepresented by women, we hear what this means for the women who work in surgery, and what changes they would like to see. Pecky and Christine share their training paths and some of the barriers and assumptions they’ve encountered as they have progressed through their careers. They talk about the support they received within the profession and how having greater female representation amongst surgeons is important for patient safety and better outcomes.Don’t forget to subscribe for future episodes and to explore our back catalogue by searching for ‘Taking care’ in your podcast player. For feedback and questions, please email communications@ahpra.gov.au.