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Three hundred fourteen participants from 53 countries responded. The majority were married (77%) and had children (68%), but most reported no flexibility in their work schedule during their pregnancy or after their maternity leave. More than half of the women reported experiencing unconscious bias (68%), verbal harassment (59%), conscious bias (51%), anxiety (70%), lack of motivation (60%), imposter syndrome (54%), and burnout (61%) at work. Furthermore, one in five respondents had experienced sexual harassment, although this was rarely reported formally. The majority reported availability of mentorship (73%), which was mostly rated as \u2018good\u2019 or \u2018very good\u2019. While more than two-thirds of respondents (69%) now reported being well trained and qualified to take on leadership roles in their departments, only one-third had been afforded that opportunity. Despite the issues highlighted by this survey, &amp;gt;80% of the participating WICVi would still choose cardiovascular imaging if they could restart their career.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The survey has highlighted important issues faced by WICVi. While progress has been made in areas such as mentorship and training, other issues including bullying, bias, and sexual harassment are still widely prevalent requiring urgent action by the global cardiovascular imaging community to collectively address and resolve these challenges.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ehjci\/jead158","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,5]],"date-time":"2023-07-05T21:48:11Z","timestamp":1688593691000},"page":"1444-1449","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Women in cardiovascular imaging: a call for action to address ongoing challenges"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"24","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9874-6211","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shruti S","family":"Joshi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Chancellor\u2019s building, Little France Crescent , Edinburgh, EH16 4SB , 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