Representation of women at American Psychiatric Association annual meetings over 10 years (between 2009 and 2019).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Sex disparity is a major societal issue. The aim of this paper was to describe changes in the representation of women among speakers of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meeting over 10 years, between 2009 and 2019 and to compare them to changes in the proportion of women among American psychiatrists.

Methods

Data were collected from the programs of the APA annual meetings of 2009 and 2019, and from the Association of American Medical Colleges. Descriptive and comparative statistical analyses were performed.

Results

There were 1,138 distinct speakers at the 2009 conference and 1,784 at the 2019 conference. The number of distinct female speakers increased from 413 (36.3%) to 813 (45.6%). The proportion of female speakers at the meetings was al

SUBMITTER: Sebbane S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8789168 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature