Gender differences in faculty rank among academic physicians: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Many studies have analysed gender bias in academic medicine; however, no comprehensive synthesis of the literature has been performed. We conducted a pooled analysis of the difference in the proportion of men versus women with full professorship among academic physicians.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Education Resources Information Center and PsycINFO were searched from inception to 3 July 2020.

Study selection

All original studies reporting faculty rank stratified by gender worldwide were included.

Data extraction and synthesis

Study screening, data extraction and quality assessment were performed by two independent reviewers, with a third author resol

SUBMITTER: Li B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8565568 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature