CPG publishing: ‘Man’‐uscripts reign supreme

Abstract

In medicine, gender bias impacts both patients and healthcare practitioners. Sex-biased clinical trials 1 and healthcare algorithms 2 can impact care of women patients, who are made to wait longer to be seen by physicians, 3 and are more likely to have their symptoms attributed to mental illness. 4 Meanwhile, women's career development in medicine and research can be hampered by lower salaries, 5 under-representation in prominent authorships 6 and skewed citation practices. 7 Gender bias also negatively impacts men, who are confronted with gender stereotypes of which career choices in medicine are suitable, 8,9 expectations of how they should behave in a given specialty 8,10 and limited availability of paid paternity leave. 11 Unfortunately, the impact on men of gender inequality, and the initiatives devised to address this, are severely under-studied. 12 Eliminating gender bias is necessary to ensure the highest standards of medical care for all patients, to allow all individuals to pursue careers of their own choosing, and to ensure that career development of practitioners and scientists is based on performance. Clinical societies provide forums to share knowledge and shape the future of the field, and several major gastroenterology societies have dedicated committees or policy statements formalizing their intent to reduce