Novel Geographic Thematic Study of the Largest Radiology Societies Globally: How Is Gender Structure Biased Within Editorial Boards?

Abdellatif, Waleed; Shao, Michael; Jalal, Sabeena; Ding, Jeffrey; Vijayasarathi, Arvind; Sanelli, Pina C.; Castillo, Mauricio; Norbash, Alexander; O’Neill, Siobhán; Nicolaou, Savvas; Khosa, Faisal

doi:10.2214/ajr.18.20965

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“…Males outnumbered female members in all levels of leadership. The male dominance and increasing gender gap at higher academic ranks observed in this study were consistent with the gender disparity previously reported in other medical societies such as radiology and neurosurgery [20,22]. To further understand the observed disparities, we compared h-index, number of citations, and total publications between male and female members across the societies.…”

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Gender Disparity in Leadership Positions of General Surgical Societies in North America, Europe, and Oceania

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Bhulani²,

Jalal³

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Background Despite the number of female medical-school applicants reaching an all-time high and the increasing number of females in surgical training, males retain an overwhelming majority in senior surgical academic positions and formal leadership positions. This study aims to better understand the extent of and influences for gender disparity in general surgical societies throughout North America, Europe, and Oceania. Methods Data collection for this retrospective cross-sectional study took place between June and December 2017. Committee and subcommittee members from the eight selected general surgical societies that met the inclusion criteria (n = 311) were compiled into an Excel spreadsheet in which the data was recorded. Analyzed metrics included university academic ranking, surgical society leadership position, h-index, number of citations, and total publications. SCOPUS database (Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands) was used to generate author metrics, and STATA version 14.0 (StataCorp, College Station, TX) was used for statistical analysis. Results Overall, 83.28% of members of the entities we studied were male and 16.72% were females. Males had significantly higher representation than females in all societies (Pearson chi 2 = 29.081; p-value = 0.010). Females were underrepresented in all society leadership positions and university academic rankings. Male members had a higher median h-index, more number of citations, and more total publications. Conclusions The composition of the general surgical societies included in this study demonstrated significant gender disparity. Female inclusivity initiatives and policies must be initiated to promote greater research productivity and early career opportunities for female surgeons in the specialty of general surgery.

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“…Gender disparity has been documented in almost all academic medical specialties and subspecialties [20][21][22][23]. Even in obstetrics and gynecology, where females make up 85% of the residents in the US, females only hold 21-35% of the departmental academic leadership positions [21,24].…”

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Gender Disparity in Leadership Positions of General Surgical Societies in North America, Europe, and Oceania

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Jalal³

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“…This study was exempt from Institutional Review Board approval as no human subjects were involved and the data were retrieved from publicly available websites. Our methodology has been validated in several recent publications [ 11 - 16 ]. American and Canadian public health and preventive medicine residency training programs, between June and July 2017, were used to compile a list of all faculty members to which the inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied.…”

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Gender Disparity in Academic Rank and Productivity Among Public Health Physician Faculty in North America

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Nasrullah

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“…Under-representation of women in faculty composition and leadership roles is described as gender disparity [5]. This disparity has been documented in medical and surgical specialties, editorial boards, professional societies, and authorships [6][7][8][9][10]. It contributes to the current lack of advancement, career satisfaction, and professional confidence in women in academic medicine [11].…”

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Influences for Gender Disparity in Academic Family Medicine in North American Medical Schools

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Jalal²,

Ahmadi³

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Background Women physicians continue to comprise the minority of leadership roles in Academic Family Medicine (AFM) faculty across North American medical schools. Our study quantified the current state of gender disparity by analyzing academic position, leadership ranking, and research productivity. Methods We generated a database for 6,746 AFM faculty members. Gender and academic profiles were obtained for 2,892 academic ranks and 1,706 leadership roles by searching faculty listings enlisted in Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database (FREIDA) and Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS). To measure research productivity, we obtained bibliometric data: h-index, citations, and tenure from 2,383 faculty members using Elsevier's SCOPUS archives. Data analysis and h-index were formulated using Stata version 14.2 (StataCorp LP, College Station, TX). Results Our results indicated that women hold 46.11% (3,110/6,746) of faculty positions. The proportional composition decreased with increasing academic ranking (49.84% assistant, 46.78% associate, and 41.5% full professor). The same decreasing trend was demonstrated with leadership rank (57.14% minor leadership, 47.65% second-in-command, and 36.61 first-incommand). Compared to their gender counterparts, women in AFM demonstrated lower publication productivity as measured by citation number (p=0.04) and years of study (p=0.008). The final prediction equation model after multivariable analyses included gender, publications, citations, country of graduation, and years of active research (p<0.05). Conclusions The composition of academic family medicine faculty members included in this study demonstrated gender disparity. Inclusivity initiatives and policies to tackle the issue of female retention, promotion, and recruitment need to be further explored.

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Novel Geographic Thematic Study of the Largest Radiology Societies Globally: How Is Gender Structure Biased Within Editorial Boards?

Cited by 36 publications

References 24 publications

Gender Disparity in Leadership Positions of General Surgical Societies in North America, Europe, and Oceania

Gender Disparity in Leadership Positions of General Surgical Societies in North America, Europe, and Oceania

Gender Disparity in Academic Rank and Productivity Among Public Health Physician Faculty in North America

Influences for Gender Disparity in Academic Family Medicine in North American Medical Schools

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