Gender representation on editorial boards of rheumatology journals

Ovseiko, Pavel V; Afsar, Aiman Perween; Coates, Laura C.; Gupta, Latika

doi:10.1016/s2665-9913(22)00157-6

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“…The fact that male reviewers performed more than two-thirds of reviews in our sample indicates that there may be a significant gender bias in rheumatology journals’ peer review, given that female and male reviewers can be equally qualified and productive. Our findings align with previous research that shows that women are underrepresented as editors and editorial board members of rheumatology journals [ 1 , 4 ], speakers and moderators at rheumatology conferences [ 5 ], first authors on rheumatology guidelines and recommendations [ 6 ] and senior authors on rheumatology research articles [ 6 , 7 ].…”

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Gender climate in rheumatology peer review

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Ovseiko

Traboco

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Rheumatology Advances in Practice

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Gender climate in rheumatology peer review

Titus

Ovseiko

Traboco

et al. 2023

Rheumatology Advances in Practice

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“…42 Furthermore, few women have held editorial positions in rheumatology journals. 43,44 Gender norms and stereotypes have played an important role in shaping women's academic and professional advancement. 45 This gap has narrowed in recent years but persists in the workplace, and leadership roles in academia and research.…”

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Health Equity in Rheumatology: A Global Health Perspective

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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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“…Binary gender (male or female) representation is generally considered to be balanced if each gender constitutes 40-60% of a given population. 1 Various authors have claimed that women are often under-represented on the editorial boards of healthcare journals, including in leading journals in the fields of anaesthetics, 3 rheumatology, 1 and radiology. 4 At least recently, no similar study of gender representation appears to have taken place with regards to editor-in-chief (or equivalent) positions of all leading physical therapy and physiotherapy journals.…”

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