Conference proceeding from the 50 ^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons: “CAPS Serving Canada – Gender, Diversity, and CAPS”

Gender and diversity in the workforce are hot topics in both the public and professional spheres. Medicine has not been immune to these discussions, with many recent publications highlighting the lack of equal representation of women and minorities within medicine and surgery. This paper will review the history and current state of gender and minority representation in the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (CAPS)as presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of CAPS in September 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.