ReviewRMD open2022
Gender equity in academic rheumatology: is there a gender gap at European rheumatology conferences?
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18 citing papers in PubMed.
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- [Gender distribution of scientific contributions at German ophthalmological conferences-a baseline study].Die Ophthalmologie · 2025Review
- Marked gender inequity in the invited speakers at the European College of Veterinary Surgeons annual scientific congress 2012-2022.PloS one · 2025Article
- Coalition for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE)-a protocol for a global cross-sectional survey of health and gender equity in rheumatology.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2024Article
- Editorial: Women in science - rheumatology 2023.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Gender representation in rheumatology journals: an assessment of editors, editorial boards, and authors.Rheumatology international · 2023Article
- 'Status Quo' on Different Aspects of Gender Distribution in Rheumatology in Germany-Results from a Nationwide Online Survey among Physicians.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Gender parity perspectives in Asia Pacific: a descriptive analysis of Philippine rheumatology conferences.Rheumatology international · 2023Article
- Gender Equity in Academic Medicine.Journal of Korean medical science · 2023Article
- Gender climate in rheumatology peer review.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2023Article
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- Gender equity in rheumatology leadership in the Asia-Pacific.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2022Article
- Towards equality: gender representation at the Royal College of Radiologists' Annual Scientific Meeting 2014-2021.Wellcome open research · 2022Article
- Trends of research productivity across author gender and research fields: A multidisciplinary and multi-country observational study.PloS one · 2022Observational
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Abstract
objectivesTo obtain an overview of gender equity at European rheumatology conferences.
methodsThe proportion of women invited as either moderators or speakers to the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) annual congresses and national conferences in Europe was calculated from the published congress materials from EULAR annual congresses (2015-2019) and the 2019 national conferences of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. Data from EULAR congresses were further categorised by type of session. Significance testing was conducted using χ
resultsThe proportion of combined women moderators and speakers at EULAR varied from 40% to 43% between 2015 and 2019 with no obvious trend over time. There were higher proportions of women in the Health Professionals in Rheumatology and People with Arthritis and Rheumatism sessions (>50% consistently). However, these sessions represent <25% of EULAR congress invitations. Representation of women at the EULAR congress in 2019 (39.6%) was significantly higher than at the national congresses in France (28.6%) and Germany (29.6%) but similar to that observed in Italy (33.7%), Spain (41.7%) and the UK (42%).
conclusionWomen account for less than half of invited moderators and speakers at the conferences reviewed. Compared with historical EULAR data in 2003 (16%) and in 2004 (19%), the gender gap at EULAR congresses has narrowed considerably, but there remains a need to monitor and improve women's representation.
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