Gender equality in leadership of HIV care cascade clinical trials: A methodological study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Equitable representation in research leadership is essential across all areas of medical science. In the context of HIV-where women are disproportionately affected-examining gender distribution in the leadership of HIV trials is essential to assess progress towards equity and identify persisting barriers.

Methods

We conducted a methodological study of trials from the CASCADE database, which evaluates interventions to improve the HIV care cascade. We extracted first and last authors' names and used Genderize.io to determine their gender, classifying authors as 'women' if the probability was 60% or greater. The primary outcome was the proportion of trials with women in leadership (first or last author), with secondary outcomes examining the proportions of trials wit

SUBMITTER: Rezene F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12400481 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature