The alarm of women under-representation in surgery has been going off for decades.1 Even in plastic surgery, women have been under-represented among researchers, faculty members, and invited speakers. This study documents country-level female representation among first authors and publications in influential research outlets in plastic surgery. Diagnosing gender disparities across the globe is crucial in promoting equitable representation in plastic surgery research. Our analysis goes beyond previous research in three important ways. First, we are the first to employ an Artificial Intelligence (AI) big data approach to investigate the female under-representation in plastic surgery across the world. Our approach allowed us to retrieve detailed information for every publication in multiple outlets and make inferences at the macro level… Continue Reading