Authorship Trends of Women in Retina

Nahar, Ankur; Mahmoudzadeh, Raziyeh; Rama, Martina; Soares, Rebecca R.; Yonekawa, Yoshihiro; Mehta, Sonia; Haller, Julia A.

doi:10.1016/j.oret.2022.08.012

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“…Fathy et al reported that for editorial publications, the rate of increase in proportion of female ophthalmologist first authors (increase from 23.7% to 30.8%) and senior authors (increase from 11.2% to 23.5%) over a decade was not statistically different from the rate of increase in female American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO)-certified physicians (15.5% to 21.0%). 39 An increase in proportion of both female first and last authors over time was also identified within several ophthalmology subspecialties such as retina, 35 oculoplastics, 26 and paediatric ophthalmology. 30,31 One study of the cornea subspecialty showed an increase in female last authors but not first.…”

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The status of women in academic ophthalmology: Authorship of papers, presentations, and academic promotions

Giannakakos,

Syed,

Culican

et al. 2024

Clinical Exper Ophthalmology

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As the field of ophthalmology has evolved in the last several decades, so has the gender distribution of ophthalmologists. We conducted a narrative review to further characterise the status of women in the realm of publication, presentations, editorial positions, grants, academic promotion, and financial compensation. While the proportion of women publishing, presenting, and filling academic and editorial roles has increased over time, it still does not match that of men. Women are more likely to be first authors instead of senior authors, have lower average h‐indices, and are awarded fewer grants. The magnitude of some of these differences is smaller when adjusted for women's shorter career duration on average. Despite increased representation of women in ophthalmology, women continue to receive less compensation for the same work. This review highlights that more can be done to improve gender parity in ophthalmology.

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Section: Proportion Of Female Authors Over Timementioning

confidence: 92%

The status of women in academic ophthalmology: Authorship of papers, presentations, and academic promotions

Giannakakos,

Syed,

Culican

et al. 2024

Clinical Exper Ophthalmology

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“…4 In papers related to clinical retinal research, women represented 28.2% of first authors and 22.3% of last authors in 2020. 3 This trend holds for NIH funding opportunities as well. Male ophthalmologists received larger average awards and more total funding on average than their female colleagues.…”

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“…For example, although female physicians represent 36.3% of the physician workforce, only 17% of practicing retina surgeons in the US were women in 2020. 3 In addition, the proportion of female authorship in high-impact ophthalmology journals was 25.5% in 2019. 4 In papers related to clinical retinal research, women represented 28.2% of first authors and 22.3% of last authors in 2020.…”

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Disparity in Medicare Reimbursement Between Female and Male Vitreoretinal Surgeons

Gilson,

Adelman

2023

Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases

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Purpose: To quantify the Medicare reimbursement disparity between female and male vitreoretinal surgeons. Methods: Reimbursement reports were obtained from the US Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services from 2013 through 2020, which detail all Medicare Part B services. A vitreoretinal surgeon was defined as any provider with at least 10 charges of a Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System code related to vitrectomy or retinal detachment repair. Providers were grouped by sex, and the average total reimbursement rate and additional secondary statistics to quantify the reimbursement disparity were identified. Results: On average, female vitreoretinal surgeons were reimbursed 65% that of their male counterparts in 2020, $1.66 million to $2.56 million. The percentage of the average male vitreoretinal specialist’s total reimbursement that the average female vitreoretinal specialist received decreased 8.8% from 2013 to 2020, from 73.8% to 65.0%. Conclusions: The reimbursement that the average female vitreoretinal surgeon receives from Medicare is only two thirds that of the average male vitreoretinal surgeon. In addition, there was no identifiable improvement in this disparity over the study period. Further efforts must be taken to establish concerted efforts to improve the reimbursement disparity and to identify the systematic inequities that led to its presence in the first place.

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Authorship Trends of Women in Retina

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The status of women in academic ophthalmology: Authorship of papers, presentations, and academic promotions

The status of women in academic ophthalmology: Authorship of papers, presentations, and academic promotions

Disparity in Medicare Reimbursement Between Female and Male Vitreoretinal Surgeons

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