Medical schools are at the forefront of the increasing wave of medical women.
These numbers, however, are deceptive. In essence, these women are virtually invisible in the field of medicine, and their presence as medical students is no guarantee that women will become visible in the higher ranks. But even at the medical student ranks women are far from equal. Note, for example, that of the 127 medical schools operating today, equal numbers of women are present in only four student bodies. There is still much progress to be made.