Importance Women in medicine have been underrepresented at medical conferences;
however, contributing factors have not been well studied. Objective To examine the …

Importance Gender equity is a prominent issue in the medical profession. Representation of
female physicians at academic meetings has been identified as an important component of …

Background: Gender-related differences have been found among invited speakers in select
professional and medical societies. We examined whether similar disparities existed among …

BACKGROUND: There has been increasing attention to gender inequity in speakers at
professional meetings. The aim of this study was to evaluate temporal trends in …

Background Participation of women at national surgery conferences is an important aspect
of achieving gender equity; however, participation has to be meaningful and representative …

Purpose Women in radiology are known to be underrepresented in academic leadership
positions. We sought to determine if women are appropriately represented on editorial …

Background There are a number of factors that may hinder women's surgical careers. Here,
we focus on one possible factor: the representation of women at surgical conferences …

PURPOSE: Membership on a professional medical society or journal editorial board is a
marker of influence and prestige for those in academic medicine. This study presents the first …

Importance Women are underrepresented in medical leadership positions; however,
representation of women among academic oncology leadership is unknown. Objectives To …

Methods| We surveyed GR speaker series in clinical specialties, each encompassing more
than 2% of US academic physicians per the Association of American Medical Colleges. 3 …