Assessing Contemporary Trends in Female Speakership within Urologic Oncology.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate multidisciplinary female representation at urologic oncology conferences, we reviewed speakership trends at contemporary Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) and American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Symposium (GU-ASCO) annual meetings.

Methods

Meeting programs from SUO and GU-ASCO from 2015 to 2019 were analyzed. Biographical information was determined by querying institutional websites and social/professional media platforms. Statistical analyses were performed to assess for differences and relationships between male and female authorship based on gender, specialty, professional, and educational factors.

Results

We identified 1102 speakers at genitourinary oncology conferences. Overall, 222 (20%) were female. There was no significan

SUBMITTER: Talwar R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9257999 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature