Unconscious gender bias: A look at speaker introductions at the American Academy of Dermatology

Paradiso, Michela; Rismiller, Kyle; Kaffenberger, Jessica

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2020.12.066

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“…The findings published in 2017 highlighted that women were less likely to be addressed by professional title than men, and that this difference was driven by men introducing women speakers informally. Follow-up studies examining introductions at the 2017 and 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meetings and the American Academy of Dermatology 2019 annual meeting replicated these findings [12,13]. These important studies demonstrated the persistence of gender-based disparities in professional introductions across multiple medical disciplines and professional settings.…”

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Analysis of Speaker Introduction Formality by Gender at the American College of Gastroenterology 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting

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Background Gender-based differences in the use of professional titles during speaker introductions have been described in other medical specialties. Aims Our primary aim was to assess gender-based differences in the formality of speaker introductions at the American College of Gastroenterology 2020 Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting. Our secondary aim was to assess gender-based differences in the formality of speaker self-introductions. Methods Reviewed presentations from the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting for gender-based differences in professional title use during speaker introductions and self-introductions. Results Speakers included 29 women (37.2%) and 49 men (62.8%). We found no significant gender differences in the use of professional titles by introducers (t(67) = − 0.775, p = 0.441) or in self-introductions (36.4% of women vs. 41.9% of men, t(63) = 0.422, p = 0.674). ConclusionThe lack of gender differences in professional title use may represent a novel advantage of virtual meeting formats or suggest increased attention to gender bias in introductions.

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Analysis of Speaker Introduction Formality by Gender at the American College of Gastroenterology 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting

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Implicit bias in healthcare: clinical practice, research and decision making

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O’Donnell

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Future Healthcare Journal

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Bias is the evaluation of something or someone that can be positive or negative, and implicit or unconscious bias is when the person is unaware of their evaluation. This is particularly relevant to policymaking during the coronavirus pandemic and racial inequality highlighted during the support for the Black Lives Matter movement. A literature review was performed to define bias, identify the impact of bias on clinical practice and research as well as clinical decision making (cognitive bias). Bias training could bridge the gap from the lack of awareness of bias to the ability to recognise bias in others and within ourselves. However, there are no effective debiasing strategies. Awareness of implicit bias must not deflect from wider socioeconomic, political and structural barriers as well ignore explicit bias such as prejudice.

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Unconscious gender bias: A look at speaker introductions at the American Academy of Dermatology

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Analysis of Speaker Introduction Formality by Gender at the American College of Gastroenterology 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting

Analysis of Speaker Introduction Formality by Gender at the American College of Gastroenterology 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting

Implicit bias in healthcare: clinical practice, research and decision making

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