PURPOSE In a professional setting, the introduction of female speakers without their
professional title may have an impact on the public's perception of the female speaker. We …

Background: Gender bias has been identified as one of the drivers of gender disparity in
academic medicine. Bias may be reinforced by gender subordinating language or …

Background Speaking invitations are used by faculty promotion committees as evidence of
external recognition. However, women are underrepresented as speakers at specialty …

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 Medical and surgical fields continue to be marred by gender disparities. The
“leaky pipeline” effect, representing a gradual decline in female representation along the …

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 …

Methods| A retrospective review of American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual
Meeting schedules for even years between 2010 and 2018 was performed to identify …

Background Female representation in urological meetings is important for gender equity.
Objective Our objective was to examine the prevalence of “manels” or all-male speaking …