We organized the Special Symposium on Gender Equality in Neurosurgery at the 90th. Meeting of Japan Neurosurgical Society, Chubu Branch in Toyama on April 9, 2016. Prof. Shibui from Teikyo University talked on the current status and perspective of female neurosurgeons in Japan on the basis of recent nation-wide questionnaire survey conducted by the Committee of Gender Equality in Japan Neurosurgical Society. In addition, we invited Drs. Tohru and Rina Kobayashi from Asahikawa Red Cross Hospital, because they are married couple and both are working as neurosurgeons. They talked on their 20-year career and history as neurosurgeons.