Gender perceptions in surgery: is it really a level playing field?

Vasey, Carolyn; Mitchell, Ruth A.

doi:10.1111/ans.13311

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“…This is despite the number of women fellows increasing over the analysed period. These findings are consistent with international trends in surgical publishing 4,5 and reflect a broader pattern of long‐standing gender inequities in surgery in Australia/NZ 13,14 …”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 80%

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The persistent publication glass ceiling: an analysis of gender authorship trends in ANZ Journal of Surgery

Sakowska

Toffoletti

2022

ANZ Journal of Surgery

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Background women historically have been underrepresented in the field of academic publishing. This study aims to analyse ANZJS gender authorship trends and compare this to the proportion of women in surgery in Australia/NZ using RACS demographic data to provide parity context. Methods This is a bibliographic gender analysis of ANZJS publications from 2002 to 2021; articles were analysed using a web‐based application classifying gender from names. Results There were 7265 articles analysed. Gender was predicted for 87% (6303/7265) first‐, 89% (5847/6439) last‐ and 98% (323/329) editorial first‐authors. There were 1269/6303 (20%) women first‐authors, this increased from 14% to 27% (p = 0.001) over time. Eleven percent (654/5847) of last‐authors were women, this proportion remained unchanged (p = 0.09). Eleven (3%) editorials were first‐authored by women, with 3/329 (1%) as solo‐author. Conclusion Numbers of women authors remain low in ANZJS, although the percentage of women first‐authors has increased over time. However, if being last‐author serves as a measure of senior academic supervision, and, editorial authorship shows leadership in one's field, women authors in these positions, in ANZJS, represent a small minority.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 80%

“…ANZJS has published previously on gender equity 12–14 . In 2015, a perspective article on gender disparities among surgeons raised the lack of women role‐models as an impediment to women choosing a surgical career 12,13 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The persistent publication glass ceiling: an analysis of gender authorship trends in ANZ Journal of Surgery

Sakowska

Toffoletti

2022

ANZ Journal of Surgery

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“…Equality does not mean sameness, but it does mean that the playing field should be level. 11 Surgery itself is changing. In distinction to the heritage underpinning the title 'Mister', surgeons today not only have a university education but commit to ongoing professional development.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The ties that bind: what's in a title?

Neuhaus

2017

ANZ Journal of Surgery

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“…In this issue, Vasey and Mitchell explore the issues of gender equity in a thoughtful perspective article. 5 Both have been strong contributors to college life, holding senior office in the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Trainee Association. They cite a number of impediments to women choosing a surgical career including the lack of appropriate female surgeon role models.…”

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“…In this issue, Vasey and Mitchell explore the issues of gender equity in a thoughtful perspective article . Both have been strong contributors to college life, holding senior office in the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Trainee Association.…”

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confidence: 99%