Gender of Presenters at Ophthalmology Conferences Between 2015 and 2017

Patel, Shuchi; Truong, Timothy; Tsui, Irena; Moon, Jee Young; Rosenberg, Jamie B.

doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2020.01.018

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“…This suggests that even in cultures where women are not traditionally underrepresented in research, Cochrane has a more diverse authorship. Further support for Cochrane's equity is found in the gender distribution among leadership positions within ophthalmology which are predominantly held by men, including among academics from whom we would expect literature contributions in important author roles [11][12][13].…”

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“…Within the field of ophthalmology, women have been found to comprise between 25 to 40% of the authors depending on the position (i.e., first author, last author, sole author, all authors) [10]. This disparity may be representative of the field overall, however, as women are underrepresented among leadership positions in ophthalmology [11][12][13].…”

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Authorship diversity among systematic reviews in eyes and vision

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Importance: The inclusion of authors from diverse backgrounds and with different lived experiences is critical to ensuring the questions addressed in systematic reviews (SRs), as well as the subsequent conclusions and recommendations made, are representative of the global community. Objective: To assess the gender and geographic diversity of authors among all Cochrane SRs in eyes and vision as compared with a random sample of non-Cochrane SRs of interventions in the field of eyes and vision. Design: The Cochrane Eyes and Vision US Satellite maintains a database of SRs in the field of eyes and vision. We selected all (n = 313) eyes and vision intervention SRs published in The Cochrane Library and a random sample of 313 eyes and vision intervention SRs published elsewhere for this study. We determined gender of the first and corresponding authors ("woman," "man," or "unknown") using a previously developed algorithm and their location based on institution country and the World Health Organization region. Results: From the 626 reviews included in our sample, we identified 751 unique authors who comprised 887 author positions (i.e., first and/or corresponding authors). We were able to ascertain the gender of 647/751 (86%) authors: 276 women and 371 men. Among Cochrane eyes and vision SRs, the proportions of women in first and/or corresponding author positions were consistent and approximately equal to men. Among non-Cochrane eyes and vision SRs, the representation of women was markedly lower as corresponding authors than other positions. Most authors of Cochrane eyes and vision SRs were from the UK (31%) and USA (26%), whereas most authors of non-Cochrane SRs were from China (34%). Conclusions and relevance: Compared with authors of non-Cochrane SRs in eyes and vision, authors of Cochrane SRs appear to have approximately equal representation of women and men among perceived important author positions and be located in European and North American countries, possibly due to the locations of the Cochrane editorial teams. Cochrane Eyes and Vision should continue to recruit authors from around the world in locations that reflect the global burden of eye disease.

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“…Further support for Cochrane's equity is found in the gender distribution among leadership positions within ophthalmology which are predominantly held by men, including among academics from whom we would expect literature contributions in important author roles. [11][12][13] There is a substantial amount of literature to support that women are underrepresented in leadership positions in academia. 5,6,8,[19][20][21][22][23][24] This is independent of eld and has been documented even in elds which are predominantly comprised of women, such as pediatrics.…”

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“…The underrepresentation of women in corresponding author positions among non-Cochrane reviews could be due to having few women in senior academic positions in the eld of eyes and vision. [11][12][13] This is an issue which would require more in-depth assessment of the eld as a whole and is beyond the scope of this work.…”

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“…10 This disparity may be representative of the eld overall, however, as women are underrepresented among leadership positions in ophthalmology. [11][12][13] In recognizing these challenges and the goals of the organization, we aimed to explore the distribution of diverse representation currently in systematic reviews from the eld of eyes and vision. Speci cally, we examined the gender and geographic diversity of authors in all Cochrane systematic reviews of interventions in eyes and vision as compared with a sample of non-Cochrane systematic reviews of interventions in eyes and vision.…”

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Authorship diversity among systematic reviews in eyes and vision

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Fapohunda

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Importance: The inclusion of authors from diverse backgrounds and with different lived experiences is critical to ensuring the questions addressed in systematic reviews (SRs), as well as the subsequent conclusions and recommendations made, are representative of the global community.Objective: To assess the gender and geographic diversity of authors among all Cochrane SRs in eyes and vision as compared with a random sample of non-Cochrane SRs of interventions in the field of eyes and vision.Design: The Cochrane Eyes and Vision United States Satellite maintains a database of SRs in the field of eyes and vision. We selected all (n = 313) eyes and vision intervention SRs published in The Cochrane Library and a random sample of 313 eyes and vision intervention SRs published elsewhere for this study. We determined gender of the first and corresponding authors (‘woman,’ ‘man,’ or ‘unknown’) using a previously developed algorithm and their location based on institution country and the World Health Organization region. Results: From the 626 reviews included in our sample, we identified 751 unique authors who comprised 887 author positions (i.e., first and/or corresponding authors). We were able to ascertain the gender of 647/751 (86%) authors: 276 women, and 371 men. Among Cochrane eyes and vision SRs, the proportions of women in first and/or corresponding author positions were consistent and approximately equal to men. Among non-Cochrane eyes and vision SRs, the representation of women was markedly lower as corresponding authors than other positions. Most authors of Cochrane eyes and vision SRs were from the United Kingdom (31%) and United States of America (26%), whereas most authors of non-Cochrane SRs were from China (34%). Conclusions and relevance: Compared with authors of non-Cochrane SRs in eyes and vision, authors of Cochrane SRs appear to have approximately equal representation of women and men among perceived important author positions and be located in European and North American countries, possibly due to the locations of the Cochrane editorial teams. Cochrane Eyes and Vision should continue to recruit authors from around the world in locations that reflect the global burden of eye disease.

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Status of Women in Ophthalmology in 2021—Different Year, Same Story?

Colby

2021

JAMA Ophthalmol

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American Board of Ophthalmology. Verify a physician. Accessed May 1, 2020. https://abop.org/ verify-a-physician 22. Baby Name Guesser. Welcome to baby name guesser. Accessed March 10, 2020. https://www. gpeters.com/names/baby-names.php 23. Feramisco JD, Leitenberger JJ, Redfern SI, Bian A, Xie XJ, Resneck JS Jr. A gender gap in the dermatology literature? cross-sectional analysis of manuscript authorship trends in dermatology journals during 3 decades.

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Gender of Presenters at Ophthalmology Conferences Between 2015 and 2017

Cited by 35 publications

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Authorship diversity among systematic reviews in eyes and vision

Authorship diversity among systematic reviews in eyes and vision

Authorship diversity among systematic reviews in eyes and vision

Status of Women in Ophthalmology in 2021—Different Year, Same Story?

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