COVID-19 medical papers have fewer women first authors than expected

JP Andersen, MW Nielsen, NL Simone, RE Lewiss… - elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in school closures and distancing requirements that
have disrupted both work and family life for many. Concerns exist that these disruptions …

Is academic medicine making mid-career women physicians invisible?

RE Lewiss, JK Silver, CA Bernstein… - Journal of Women's …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
In this perspective piece, we describe a multifactorial phenomenon whereby academic
women physicians become invisible in the mid-career stage. Barriers, both small and large …

The proportion of male and female editors in women's health journals: A critical analysis and review of the sex gap☆

M Grinnell, S Higgins, K Yost, O Ochuba… - … journal of women's …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background Historically, women have been underrepresented in leadership positions in
medicine. The reasons for this are multifactorial. In recent years, women's representation in …

Representation of women among invited speakers at medical specialty conferences

AR Larson, KM Sharkey, JA Poorman… - Journal of Women's …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background: Gender-related differences have been found among invited speakers in select
professional and medical societies. We examined whether similar disparities existed among …

Representation of women in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons authorship and leadership positions

JK Olive, OA Preventza, SH Blackmon… - The Annals of Thoracic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Recent years have shown a promising increase in women constituting the
cardiothoracic (CT) surgery workforce and training positions. It remains unclear whether …

Challenges to successful research careers in neurology: how gender differences may play a role

MT Minen, EF Law, A Harriott, EK Seng, J Hranilovich… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
There has been a substantial rise in the number of women pursuing careers in neurology.
However, research has shown that women in neurology have high rates of burnout with …

Representation of women among invited speakers for grand rounds

EE Sharpe, SM Moeschler, EK O'Brien… - Journal of Women's …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background: Grand rounds and named lectureships are forums in academic medicine for
sharing research, scholarly achievements, and clinical expertise. An invitation to speak at …

Has female authorship in family medicine research evolved over time?

Y Jabbarpour, E Wilkinson, M Coffman… - The Annals of Family …, 2020 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Studies conducted in medical fields other than family medicine show that gender
differences in publication rates are pronounced in many, but not all, fields of medicine. Our …

Females are first authors, sole authors, and reviewers of entomology publications significantly less often than males

KA Walker - Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Female authors and reviewers are significantly underrepresented in entomology journals,
consistent with many other STEM journals. During the years 2001 through 2017, women …

Quantifying gender disparity in physician authorship among commentary articles in three high-impact medical journals: an observational study

M Mamtani, F Shofer, A Mudan, U Khatri, R Walker… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background Scholarship plays a direct role in career advancement, promotion and
authoritative recognition, and women physicians remain under-represented as authors of …