Analysis of Authorship in Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery: Women Remain Underrepresented

Farooq, Ayesha; Sahara, Kota; Muneeb, Aeman; Farooq, Khadija; Tsilimigras, Diamantis I.; Merath, Katiuscha; Mehta, Rittal; Paredes, Anghela Z.; Wu, Lu; Hyer, J. Madison; Beal, Eliza W.; Pawlik, Timothy M.; Dillhoff, Mary

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“…Similar results were found by Taira et al 28 who evaluated first authorship among 664 original research articles, with 78.6% first authors being male surgeons. Comparable findings were reported in hepato-pancreatic and biliary 29 and in orthopedic surgery authorship. 30,31 Conference abstracts might be considered as a surrogate of research productivity and gender bias in this field has been evaluated in 2 manuscripts.…”

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Discrimination Toward Women in Surgery

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Background:Over the past twenty years explicit gender bias toward women in surgery has been replaced by more subtle barriers, which represent indirect forms of discrimination and prevents equality.Objective:The aim of our scoping review is to summarize the different forms of discrimination toward women in surgery.Methods:The database search consisted of original studies regarding discrimination toward female surgeons.Results:Of 3615 studies meeting research criteria, 63 were included. Of these articles, 11 (18%) were focused on gender-based discrimination, 14 (22%) on discrimination in authorship, research productivity, and research funding, 21 (33%) on discrimination in academic surgery, 7 (11%) on discrimination in surgical leadership positions and 10 (16%) on discrimination during conferences and in surgical societies. The majority (n = 53, 84%) of the included studies were conducted in the U.S.A. According to our analysis, female surgeons experience discrimination from male colleagues, healthcare workers, but also from patients and trainees. Possible solutions may include acknowledgment of the problem, increased education of diversity and integration for the younger generations, mentorship, coaching, and more active engagement by male and female partners to support women in the surgical field.Conclusions:Gender-based discrimination toward women in the field of surgery has evolved over the past twenty years, from an explicit to a more subtle attitude. A work-environment where diversity and flexibility are valued would allow female surgeons to better realize their full potential.

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Discrimination Toward Women in Surgery

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“…This is encouraging regarding the issue of gender parity in the musculoskeletal literature. The same phenomenon has been noted in the surgical literature [ 126 – 128 ] over the last two decades, as well as in the neurosurgery literature [ 129 ] and thoracic surgery literature [ 130 ], but not in the oral/maxillofacial [ 131 ] or hepatopancreaticobiliary [ 132 ] literature. This is different from what has been previously observed in the general medical literature.…”

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Bibliometric Analysis of the English Musculoskeletal Literature over the Last 30 Years

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The Scientific World Journal

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Publication and authorship are important in academia for career advancement, obtaining grants, and improved patient care. There has been a recent interest in bibliometric changes over time, especially regarding the gender gap. The purpose of this study was to explore bibliometric changes in the musculoskeletal literature. Bibliometric variables (number of authors, institutions, countries, pages, references, corresponding author position, author gender, geographic region of origin, and editorial board makeup) were analyzed for 5 basic science and 12 clinically oriented musculoskeletal journals from 1985 through 2016. Statistical analyses comprised bivariate analyses, multifactorial ANOVAs, and logistic regression analyses. A p < 0.005 was considered significant. Nearly, all variables increased over time. Asia had the highest number of authors and corresponding author positions, Australia/New Zealand the highest number of institutions and references, North America the highest number of pages, and Europe the highest number of countries. Those with a female first author had more authors, institutions, countries, references, and pages. Likewise, those with a female corresponding author had more authors, institutions, countries, references, and pages. Single-authored manuscripts decreased over time. The percentage of female first authors rose from 10.8% in 1985–1987 to 23.7% in 2015–2016. There were more female 1st authors in the basic science journals compared to the clinical journals (33.2% vs. 12.7%). Single-authored manuscripts were more likely to be written by males (5.1 vs. 2.4%) and decreased over time. The many differences by geographic region of origin likely reflect different socio/cultural attitudes regarding academia and research, as well as the gender composition of the disciplines by geographic region. Overall, there has been an increase in the number of female 1st and corresponding authors, editorial board members, and chief editors, indicating a slow but progressive narrowing of the gender gap.

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“…Our findings are consistent with other studies, both within family medicine and other specialties. 6,7,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]8,[26][27][28][29][33][34][35][36][37][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] This raises the question of why there are not comparable increases in the percentage of women in leadership. 40 There are signs of a narrowing gap between the genders within academic family medicine: this study shows better representation in senior authorship, which echoes the AAMC data on academic rank (Figure 1).…”

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Gender Differences in Authorship of Family Medicine Publications, 2002-2017

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Wilson

Chung

et al. 2021

Fam Med

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Background and Objectives: Representation of women in medicine is increasing, including in academic family medicine. Despite this, women continue to hold a minority of senior faculty and leadership roles. This study examines the trends of women first and senior authorship between 2002 and 2017 in five family medicine journals: Family Medicine, Journal of Family Practice, Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, Annals of Family Medicine, and American Family Physician. The study also examines gender congruence between first and senior authors and women’s membership on editorial boards. Methods: We collected and analyzed data on a total of 1,671 original articles published in the five family medicine journals in 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017. We also examined the gender composition of the journals’ editorial boards. Results: Overall, women first authorship increased significantly from 32.6% in 2002 to 47.7% in 2017. There was no significant difference in women senior authorship or editorial board representation from 2002 to 2017. Both men and women senior authors partnered with women first authors significantly more over the 15 years. Conclusions: While there was a statistically significant increase in women first authors between 2002 and 2017, there is still a gap between women’s authorship and editorial board representation and their representation within academic family medicine. These gaps could help to explain the continued lack of women represented within senior faculty positions.

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Analysis of Authorship in Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery: Women Remain Underrepresented

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Discrimination Toward Women in Surgery

Discrimination Toward Women in Surgery

Bibliometric Analysis of the English Musculoskeletal Literature over the Last 30 Years

Gender Differences in Authorship of Family Medicine Publications, 2002-2017

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