Gender equity in rheumatology leadership in the Asia-Pacific.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to explore gender equity in rheumatology leadership in the Asia-Pacific region as represented by the member national organizations (MNOs) of the Asia-Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology (APLAR).

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional review of gender representation among the presidents of MNOs of APLAR in April 2022. We used the official website of each organization to acquire names and terms in the office of current and past presidents of each organization. The binary gender of each president was estimated using the name-to-gender inference platform Gender API (https://gender-api.com/). Proportions of male and female presidents were estimated for each organization. Data were compared for presidencies commencing before an

SUBMITTER: Khursheed T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9642329 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature