- Dr. Shelley Ross is Secretary-General of the Medical Women’s International Association, a non-governmental organisation representing women doctors from all continents. The opinions expressed are her own. Reuters will host a “follow-the-sun” live blog on Monday, March 8, 2010, International Women’s Day. Please tune in.-

The theme that the United Nations has chosen for the 2010 International Women’s Day is “Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities:  Progress for All.”  What does this mean to women in medicine?