Women are disproportionately underrepresented within medical academia 1. This gender
bias has wide-reaching consequences, negatively impacting employment, promotion, grant …

Understanding the contribution of gender bias in academic productivity, which includes
publications, editorial positions, invited editorials, peer-review appointments, and more, is …

Background: Background Gender disparities in academic medicine are well-described with
a gender gap in authorship and invited speakers. As a newly established subspecialty of …

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the representation of women authors and editorial board members
at 3 pediatric journals. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of original research …

Background Gender representation in academic publications has been considered a
surrogate for gender equity in medicine, although this concept has not been evaluated in …

Background The presence of women in decision-making positions, such as on editorial
committees of biomedical journals, is not the same as that of men. This paper analyzes the …

Much has been written recently on gender disparities in medicine and the negative
outcomes that result for women. The impetus for examining these disparities is manifold …

In May 2018 at the Cannes Film Festival, 82 women directors and actresses came together
to draw attention to gender inequity in the film industry. 1 They pointed out that during the …

Williams et al examined the gender of corresponding authors, reviewers, and editors to
determine if there were differences in publication recommendations and outcomes for …

Objectives To examine the gender of authors of original research in 3 high-impact pediatric
journals between 2001 and 2016, given the importance of publishing on academic …