Trends in the Proportion of Female Speakers at Medical Conferences in the United States and in Canada, 2007 to 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Gender equity is a prominent issue in the medical profession. Representation of female physicians at academic meetings has been identified as an important component of gender equity; however, this topic has not been systematically assessed.

Objective

To determine the trend during the last decade in the proportion of speakers who were women at major academic medical conferences held in Canada and in the United States.

Design, setting, and participants

A cross-sectional analysis was conducted examining the gender of speakers listed in meeting programs of medical conferences held in Canada and in the United States in 2007 and from 2013 through 2017. Eligible conferences were identified using a sensitive search strategy, and a previously validated tool was used

SUBMITTER: Ruzycki SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6481599 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature