National Trends of Gender Disparity in Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guideline Authors, 2001-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The level of representation of women in cardiology remains low compared to that of men, particularly in leadership positions. We evaluated gender disparity in the authorship of Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) guidelines.

Methods

All CCS guidelines from 2001-2020 were identified. Gender was assessed based on pronoun use in the biographies and social media of the authors. Only primary panel authors were included in our analysis. Stratified analyses were performed based on subspecialties.

Results

A total of 76 guidelines were identified, with 1172 authors (26% women, 74% men, P < 0.0001), with no significant change in percentage of women authors over 2 decades, (37.1% in 2001, 36.3% in 2020, P = 0.34). Inclusion of women as authors o

SUBMITTER: Rai D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8712610 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature