Gender equity in academic rheumatology, current status and potential for improvement: a cross-sectional study to inform an EULAR task force

Ovseiko, Pavel V; Gossec, Laure; Andréoli, Laura; Kiltz, Uta; Mens, Leonieke J J van; Hassan, Neelam; Leeden, M. van der; Siddle, Heidi J.; Alunno, Alessia; McInnes, Iain B.; Damjanov, Nemanja; Apparailly, Florence; Ospelt, Caroline; Horst-Bruinsma, Irene E van der; Nikiphorou, Elena; Druce, Katie L; Szekanecz, Zoltán; Sepriano, Alexandre; Avčin, Tadej; Βertsias, George; Schett, Georg; Keenan, Anne‐Maree; Pololi, Linda H.; Coates, Laura C.

doi:10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002518

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“…Ziade and colleagues have recently emphasized the importance of gender issues in Rheumatology (18). The inadequate recognition of the role of women Rheumatologists has also recently been raised (19)(20)(21).…”

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Global excellence in rheumatology: Africa–The contribution of African women rheumatologists

Hmamouchi

Adebajo

2022

Front. Med.

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Over the last few decades, the development of Rheumatology on the African continent has made great strides. Alongside an increasing recognition of the prevalence and burden of disease from these conditions, has been a determination to raise awareness of these disorders in Africa together with an appreciation of the associated disease impact on individuals, families and society as a whole. Great improvements have also been made across the continent with regards to the education of medical students, trainee doctors and allied health professionals of these conditions. Furthermore, high quality rheumatological research is now emanating from Africa. Taken together, these actions mean that Africa is making a significant contribution to global excellence in Rheumatology. Although this achievement has been made possible by visionary, hardworking and inspirational men and women, we believe that it is vital to bring to light the extraordinary efforts of African female rheumatologists in this endeavor. Their contribution is all the more remarkable because of the barriers that women still face in medicine in general and in academia in particular. We showcase here, four women of distinction who in their own unique way, have exemplified the contribution of African female rheumatologists to global excellence in Africa. We pay tribute to them and to their ongoing efforts to act as beacons of excellence in rheumatology in Africa to men and especially to other women.

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Global excellence in rheumatology: Africa–The contribution of African women rheumatologists

Hmamouchi

Adebajo

2022

Front. Med.

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“…54 The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology has recently announced the creation of a workforce to bridge this gap by incorporating evidence-based guidelines to promote health and gender equity in the field. 55 Another vital effort to create change is the institution of the Coalition of Health and Gender Equity in rheumatology group, which hopes to bridge some of these gaps through evidencebased consensus on remedial measures. We must ensure that our workplaces reflect our society to lessen health disparities and foster a culture of health equity.…”

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Health Equity in Rheumatology: A Global Health Perspective

Sandhu¹,

Wright²,

Fajardo³

et al. 2023

Rheumatology

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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals emphasize the importance of ensuring the health and wellbeing of all human beings as a necessary precondition for peace and prosperity in the world. The spread of egalitarian values in the modern era has generated discussions about health disparities, with renewed calls to lessen health inequities for vulnerable and marginalized populations. This article briefly discusses health disparities and inequities in medicine, focusing on rheumatology. It is well documented that rheumatic disorders present differently among patients of different sex, gender, race and ethnicity. Despite this, most educational materials and guidelines in rheumatology use images and treatment regimens best suited for Caucasian patients. These differences are amplified by the limited recruitment of diverse patients in clinical trials, resulting in disease stereotypes that are based primarily on Caucasian patients, and do not represent disease manifestations across patient populations. These disparities create significant health inequities when combined with socioeconomic differences, and are further enhanced by implicit and explicit biases faced by patients from minoritized and marginalized communities when seeking healthcare services. Ultimately, this results in worse health outcomes for minority patients, further driving healthcare disparities and inequities across patient populations.There is an urgent need to address these disparities through multiple strategies including the diversification of the healthcare workforce, the introduction of implicit bias training for clinicians, and the creation of educational materials which accurately portray disease manifestations among patients of all races, genders and ethnicities.

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“…Although the EULAR has acknowledged this gap and has identified possible interventions to promote women's advancement in academic rheumatology, there are still several steps that need to be made to achieve this goal ( 10 ).…”

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