Influences for Gender Disparity in Academic Neuroradiology

Ahmadi, Maryam; Khurshid, Kiran; Sanelli, Pina C.; Jalal, Sabeena; Chahal, Tejbir; Norbash, Alexander; Nicolaou, Savvas; Castillo, Maurício; Khosa, Faisal

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“… 13 Similar gender disparity has been demonstrated in leadership roles in academic musculoskeletal radiology 14 and neuroradiology. 15 Data from an ongoing prospective study of physicians 7 years after graduation from medical schools in Switzerland showed that women doctors, in particular those with children, had less career success than their male contemporaries, were less advanced in their specialty qualification and less likely to have a mentor, tended to work in small hospitals or private practice, and aspired less often to senior hospital or academic positions. 16 …”

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Gender-related challenges facing oncologists: the results of the ESMO Women for Oncology Committee survey

Banerjee

Dafni

Allen³

et al. 2018

ESMO Open

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BackgroundAlthough women account for a growing proportion of the oncology workforce, there is evidence they are under-represented in leadership roles. To gain further insights into this issue and extend understanding of gender challenges, the European Society for Medical Oncology Women for Oncology (W4O) Committee undertook a survey of female and male oncologists in 2016.DesignThe 2016 W4O questionnaire included questions on (1) Demographics and professional environment, (2) Gender impact on career development, (3) Challenges for career progression and inappropriate behaviour experienced in the workplace, (4) Barriers for gender parity and (5) The gender gap. Between July and September 2016, the online survey was available to male and female clinical and academic oncology healthcare professionals in the EU and internationally.ResultsResponses were analysed from 462 oncologists, of whom 76.7 % were women. Of female respondents, 45.5 % had a managerial or leadership role, compared with 65 % of male respondents (p<0.001). Men were more likely to have leadership roles, even in clinical teams with more women than men. Women respondents were more likely to consider their gender had a major impact on their career than men: 35.9 % vs 20.9 % (p<0.001). The biggest challenge to career progression for women was work and family balance (64.2%). Of female respondents, 14.4 % believed there had been significant or major progress in closing the gender pay gap compared with 39.3 % of men (p<0.001). Of female participants, 37.7 % reported they had encountered unwanted sexual comments by a superior or colleague.ConclusionsNew initiatives are needed to address under-representation of women oncologists in leadership roles, including greater and concrete promotion of work–life balance, development and leadership training for women, and more support for flexible working. The fact that over a third of women in the survey had encountered unwanted sexual comments at work is of great concern and must be urgently addressed.

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Gender-related challenges facing oncologists: the results of the ESMO Women for Oncology Committee survey

Banerjee

Dafni

Allen³

et al. 2018

ESMO Open

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“…Our methodology has been validated in several recent publications. [1][2][3][4][5]9] We obtained a list of orthopedic programs to gather the academic faculty members of each orthopedic department. The Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) website enlists a total of 17 university hospitals that offer orthopedic training programs.…”

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“…It is known that most surgical specialties are male-dominated. Previous investigations in radiology were able to quantify the disparity and provide strong evidence to suggest that research productivity was a major factor for the ongoing disparity [1][2][3]. These studies found that women were a minority in the academic practice, were at the lower rungs of academic ranks, were disproportionally represented in leadership positions, had lower research productivity and lower H-index scores when compared to men.…”

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“…In the census of 2017-2018, the number of female graduates had grown to 56%, indicating that the proportion of women in medical schools had increased significantly over the last 30 years. However, recent research has shown that subspecialties of radiology, psychiatry, and dermatology still remain male-dominated [1][2][3][4][5]. Currently, only 0.6% of female graduates choose orthopedic surgery residency in America and only 7.6% of orthopedic surgery residents are women [6,7].…”

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Academic Gender Disparity in Orthopedic Surgery in Canadian Universities

Yue

Khosa

2020

Cureus

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Introduction Academic medicine is notorious for being "male-dominated." We hypothesized that there were significant and quantifiable levels of gender disparity in academic orthopedic surgery, and this article attempts to quantify the extent of the existing disparity. Also, we examined the research productivity of academic faculty in orthopedic surgery and its correlation with academic ranks and leadership positions. Methods Our study design was cross-sectional in nature. We searched the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) to compile a list of medical schools that offer orthopedic surgery training for residency. A total of 713 academic orthopedic surgeons met our inclusion criteria. Of the 713 orthopedic surgeons, 518 had an H-index score available on Elsevier's Scopus (Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands). The gender, academic rank, leadership position, and H-index were compared. Data analysis was done with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS; IBM, Armonk, NY). The binomial negative regression was used to compare the average H-index between men and women at each rank. Results Our study results reveal that academic orthopedic surgery in Canada is male-dominated, with men holding 87% of the academic positions. Female academic orthopedic surgeons held lower academic ranks, such as assistant professor or lecturer. Women orthopedic surgeons had lower H-index scores compared to their counterparts in ranks above the assistant professor. Our findings imply that research productivity and the ratio of average H-index scores comparing men to women (HM/HF) grow larger with each academic rank. At a 90% confidence level, women were less likely to hold leadership positions than men at an odds ratio (OR) of 0.52 [90% confidence interval (CI): 0.29-0.925, p: 0.03]. There were no significant differences in Hindex between men and women for departmental leadership positions. Conclusion Women were underrepresented in number, rank, and academic productivity (H-index). We offer possible factors that may have contributed to this finding as well as potential solutions.

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“…Studies have reported that women doctors receive lower salaries than men, for example, women hospitalists work more but are paid less [12,13]. Neurologists and gastroenterologists also reported that men dominate faculty positions [14,15]. Moreover, women's leadership role in the medical society in Japan and Europe is limited [16,17].…”

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The current status of gender equity in medicine in Korea: An online survey about perceived gender discrimination.

Shin

Lee²

2020

Preprint

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Background: Although the number of women doctors has increased in South Korea, and efforts to improve gender awareness have gained importance in recent years, the issue of gender equity in the medical field has not been fully evaluated. The aim of this study was to determine the current status of gender equity in the medical profession in Korea. Methods: An online survey on perceived gender discrimination was conducted for two months, with both men and women doctors participating. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: A total of 1,170 doctors responded to the survey (9.2% response rate). The survey found that 47.3% of the women respondents and 18.2% of the men had experienced gender discrimination in the resident selection process (p <0.05); 17.2% of the women and 8.7% of the men had experienced discrimination during the fellowship application process (p <0.05); and 36.2% of the women and 8.0% of the men had experienced discrimination during the professorship application process (p <0.05). Both men and women cited the issue of childbirth and parenting as the number one cause of gender discrimination against women doctors.Conclusions: This study revealed the presence of perceived gender discrimination in the Korean medical society. To address discrimination, a basic approach is necessary to change the working environment so that it is flexible for women doctors, and to change the current culture where the burden of family care, including pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare, is the primary responsibility of women.

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Influences for Gender Disparity in Academic Neuroradiology

Cited by 80 publications

References 33 publications

Gender-related challenges facing oncologists: the results of the ESMO Women for Oncology Committee survey

Gender-related challenges facing oncologists: the results of the ESMO Women for Oncology Committee survey

Academic Gender Disparity in Orthopedic Surgery in Canadian Universities

The current status of gender equity in medicine in Korea: An online survey about perceived gender discrimination.

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