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ArticleNeurocritical care2021

A Longitudinal Study of Gender Parity Trends of General Membership and Leadership in the Neurocritical Care Society between 2002 and 2019.

Asma M Moheet, Shraddha Mainali, Victoria A McCredie, Sarah Livesay, Jody Manners, Denise H Rhoney, Susanne Muehlschlegel

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  1. The gender gap in academic anesthesiology and critical care medicine: a systematic review.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2025
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Asma M MoheetNeurocritical Care, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, 3535 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH, 43214, USA. Asma.Moheet@OhioHealth.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9133-4660
Shraddha MainaliDepartment of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Victoria A McCredieInterdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Sarah LivesayCollege of Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Jody MannersDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Denise H RhoneyDivision of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Susanne MuehlschlegelDepartments of Neurology, Anesthesia/Critical Care and Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.

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Abstract

backgroundSeveral studies in critical care and neurology demonstrate women under-representation in professional societies; representation trends within the Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) are unknown. We examined longitudinal gender parity trends in membership and leadership within NCS.

methodsA retrospective study of NCS membership and leadership rosters was conducted. To determine gender, self-reported binary gender was extracted. For individuals without recorded gender, a systematic Web-based search to identify usage of gender-specific pronouns in publicly available biographies was performed. According to previously published methods, available photographs were utilized to record presumed gender identification in the absence of available pronoun descriptors. We analyzed available data longitudinally from 2002 to 2019 and performed descriptive statistical and linear regression analyses.

resultsIn overall membership, the proportion of women members demonstrated an average 11% increase between 2005 and 2018 (95% confidence interval (CI) - 8.1 to 30.1, p = 0.08). The proportion of women Board of Directors (BOD) members increased significantly over time to 50% in 2019. There was an increase in women Officers from 0% in the first 3 years (2002-2004) to 40% in 2019, with two women Presidents out of 17 from 2002 to 2019. For available Executive Committee rosters, there was a statistically significant nearly 3% increase per year (95% CI 1.5-4; p = 0.0007) in the proportion of women members. Rosters for Committee members and chairpersons were also incomplete, but in an analysis of the available data, there was a statistically significant increase of 5% per year analyzed (95% CI 0.5-9.7; p = 0.04) in the proportion of women Committee members. We also found a statistically significant 4.3% increase per year analyzed (95% CI 2.4-6.1; p = 0.003) in the proportion of women Committee chairpersons.

conclusionsThis is the first study of longitudinal gender parity trends within neurocritical care. We report that from 2002 to 2019, the NCS has undergone a significant increase in women representation in general membership, committee membership, and leadership positions.

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LeadershipPhysicians, WomenFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesRetrospective StudiesSocieties, MedicalGender biasGender gapGender in medicineGender parityNeurocritical careWomen in medicine

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