The ESMO Women for Oncology Forum at ESMO 2022 in Paris raised awareness on gender imbalance in leadership positions in oncology to address challenges and opportunities to close the gender gap. Latest data on representation of women in oncology and impact of gender on professional career were discussed. Pilar Garrido (Associate Professor of Medical Oncology at Universidad de Alcalá and Head of the Thoracic Tumours Section in the Medical Oncology Department at the University Hospital Ramón y Cajal in Madrid) illustrated us the results of an important survey on the subject.