Gender equity throughout medical specialties remains an unattained goal. Analyzing gender's role in the career decision-making process of medical students would allow policy makers to develop strategies that ensure gender balance among specialties. Levaillant et al [[1]]. systematic review determined that males were mainly interested in surgery and internal medicine in both occidental (OC) and non-occidental (NOC) countries. Nevertheless, policymakers should not adapt their strategies according to the willingness of students in their country and the medical discipline concerned, without firstly evaluating structural barriers behind the apparently inherent predisposition of males and females...