Recent trends of "manels": gender representation among invited panelists at an international oncology conference.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gender disparities in academic medicine are a long-acknowledged concern, particularly at medical conferences. We investigated gender representation and prevalence of "manels" (all-men panels) among invited speakers at the 2018-2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meetings.

Methods

Using American Society of Clinical Oncology online programs, 2018-2021 faculty information was obtained, including perceived or self-reported gender, medical specialty, session type, and topic. Primary outcomes were percentage of manels and proportion of women panelists over time; women representation among specialties and topics were evaluated. Cochran-Armitage and Fisher's exact tests were used to analyze trends in proportion of manels and women representation over time an

SUBMITTER: Kamran SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991598 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature