Gender disparities in award recipients from surgical specialty societies

Atkinson, Rachel B; Lu, Pamela; Cho, Nancy L.; Melnitchouk, Nelya; Kuo, Lindsay E.

doi:10.1016/j.surg.2019.04.021

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“…Our findings are not consistent with the prior largest study assessing award recipient gender disparities among 20 surgical societies over a 20-year period. 20 In this study, Atkinson et al found that, overall, women surgeons (non-ophthalmic) receive awards on par with men. However, the second largest study by Silver et al reports an underrepresentation of women physicians in award recipients from 11 societies covering seven medical specialties.…”

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confidence: 61%

“…12 Recent studies have assessed the gender disparity among award recipients in societies, such as anesthesiology, 13 dermatology, 14 neurology, 15 otolaryngology, 16 orthopaedic surgery, 17 physiatry, 18 radiology, 19 urology, 10 and 20 other surgical specialty societies. 20 While some medical societies are more gender-balanced than others in their award distribution, they all highlight the necessity for greater efforts to achieve equal women representation. This would foster an inclusive environment for learning, teaching, and growth, continuing to bring attention to and action regarding women underrepresentation in awards and leadership roles.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Gender of Award Recipients in Major Ophthalmology Societies

Nguyen

Ratan

Biyani

et al. 2021

American Journal of Ophthalmology

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confidence: 61%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender of Award Recipients in Major Ophthalmology Societies

Nguyen

Ratan

Biyani

et al. 2021

American Journal of Ophthalmology

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“…Gender bias in funding received has been the main topic of 3 manuscripts 38–40 . Atkinson et al 38 found that among 1642 awards distributed in 20 years by different surgical societies, 74.3% were received by males and only 25.5% by females.…”

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“…36 Gender bias in funding received has been the main topic of 3 manuscripts. [38][39][40] Atkinson et al 38 found that among 1642 awards distributed in 20 years by different surgical societies, 74.3% were received by males and only 25.5% by females. Gender discrimination exists also for the amount of grant awarded within National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, with mean NIH funding per grant for men higher than for women ($365,760 men vs $292,912 women).…”

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confidence: 99%

Discrimination Toward Women in Surgery

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Background:Over the past twenty years explicit gender bias toward women in surgery has been replaced by more subtle barriers, which represent indirect forms of discrimination and prevents equality.Objective:The aim of our scoping review is to summarize the different forms of discrimination toward women in surgery.Methods:The database search consisted of original studies regarding discrimination toward female surgeons.Results:Of 3615 studies meeting research criteria, 63 were included. Of these articles, 11 (18%) were focused on gender-based discrimination, 14 (22%) on discrimination in authorship, research productivity, and research funding, 21 (33%) on discrimination in academic surgery, 7 (11%) on discrimination in surgical leadership positions and 10 (16%) on discrimination during conferences and in surgical societies. The majority (n = 53, 84%) of the included studies were conducted in the U.S.A. According to our analysis, female surgeons experience discrimination from male colleagues, healthcare workers, but also from patients and trainees. Possible solutions may include acknowledgment of the problem, increased education of diversity and integration for the younger generations, mentorship, coaching, and more active engagement by male and female partners to support women in the surgical field.Conclusions:Gender-based discrimination toward women in the field of surgery has evolved over the past twenty years, from an explicit to a more subtle attitude. A work-environment where diversity and flexibility are valued would allow female surgeons to better realize their full potential.

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“…In the medical field, recent studies have demonstrated gender disparity in physician recognition awards in a variety of medical specialty societies, including physical medicine and rehabilitation, orthopedic surgery, dermatology, neurology, and otolaryngology [3][4][5][6][7]. Individual recognition awards are typically presented annually to physicians and investigators who have advanced their field by making significant contributions in clinical care, research, education, global health, and/or service.…”

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The Matilda Effect: Underrecognition of Women in Hematology and Oncology Awards

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Background. The proportion of women in the field of hematology and oncology (H&O) has increased over recent decades, but the representation of women in leadership positions remains poor. In an effort to close the gender gap in academia, it is important to report on such inequities in hopes to close these gaps and improve career development. Materials and Methods. We conducted a retrospective, observational study of published award recipients from 1994 to 2019 from the seven major H&O societies in the world. Gender was determined based on publicly available data. Chi-square and Cochran-Armitage tests were utilized for data analysis. Results. Of the 1,642 awardees over the past 26 years, 915 met inclusion criteria. Award recipients were overwhelmingly men (77.9%) and non-Hispanic white (84.7%).

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Gender disparities in award recipients from surgical specialty societies

Cited by 30 publications

References 14 publications

Gender of Award Recipients in Major Ophthalmology Societies

Gender of Award Recipients in Major Ophthalmology Societies

Discrimination Toward Women in Surgery

The Matilda Effect: Underrecognition of Women in Hematology and Oncology Awards

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