Female authorship trends and the effect of COVID-19 on cataract and refractive surgery literature

Choudhry, Hassaam; Burton, Carter; García, Daniel Jesús García; Kumarapuram, Siddhant; Parikh, Aayushi; Eraky, Fareeda; Choudhury, Tasnova; Shaikh, Amina; Sadek, Hadeel S; Dastjerdi, Mohammad H.

doi:10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000001112

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“…In a few studies of academic ophthalmologists, men were found to have significantly higher average h-indices than women. 13,32,40 Findings were similar in the subspecialties of cornea, 23 oculoplastics, 25 paediatrics, 29 and retina. 33,36 Whereas these differences in productivity are seen in studies focused on global or US-based ophthalmologists, the trends differ among subgroups of ophthalmologists.…”

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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: Markers Of Productivitymentioning

confidence: 74%

“…30,31 One study of the cornea subspecialty showed an increase in female last authors but not first. 22 This was not the case, however, for glaucoma 24 or refractive surgery, 32 although neither study was able to compare their growth data to that of women practicing in the respective subspecialty.…”

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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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Die gläserne Decke in der Ophthalmologie

Reisinger,

Brücher,

Krepler

et al. 2024

Ophthalmologie

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ZusammenfassungObwohl mittlerweile über 2 Drittel der Medizinstudent:innen weiblich sind, sind Frauen in medizinischen Führungsrollen weiterhin deutlich unterrepräsentiert, so auch in der Augenheilkunde. Der wissenschaftliche Output von Ophthalmologinnen nimmt zu, und zwar deutlicher bei der Erstautorenschaft als bei der Letztautorenschaft, liegt aber unter dem der männlichen Kollegen, wobei ein Gender Bias in der Vergabe von Drittmitteln gezeigt wurde. In der Chirurgie wurde gezeigt, dass es signifikant mehr männliche Chirurgen in der vitreoretinalen, refraktiven und Hornhautchirurgie gibt. Für die chirurgische Ausbildung wurde gezeigt, dass Ärztinnen in Weiterbildung generell weniger Operationen durchführen und diese auch seltener selbstständig als ihre männlichen Kollegen. Auch unter Chirurginnen übernehmen die Frauen weiterhin mehrheitlich die Hauptverantwortung für Familie und Haushalt, auch wenn sie selbst merken, dass dies ihrer Karriere schadet. Diese Übersichtsarbeit ist eine Bestandsaufnahme der derzeitigen Karrieresituation von Frauen in der Ophthalmologie und zeigt mögliche Maßnahmen zum Erreichen von Geschlechtergleichheit auf, wie die Etablierung von Mentor:innen-Programmen und Netzwerken.

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Female authorship trends and the effect of COVID-19 on cataract and refractive surgery literature

Abstract: To evaluate whether gender barriers persist specifically in the cataract and refractive surgery (CRS) literature. In addition, no literature exists investigating the long-term effect of COVID-19 on female authorship in ophthalmology past 2020.

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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

Die gläserne Decke in der Ophthalmologie

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