Trends in Female Authorship Within Urologic Literature: A Comparison of 2012 and 2017

Zillioux, Jacqueline; Tuong, Mei; Patel, Nickhil; Shah, Jay; Rapp, David E.

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2020.08.039

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“…Previous high-income country studies have shown that women's first and last authorship were underrepresented in academic publications among surgical subspecialties, such as urology, neurosurgery, and anesthesia [35][36][37]. Unfortunately, our Brazilian study reaffirmed the same findings.…”

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Is authorship by women in Brazilian academic surgery increasing? A five-year retrospective analysis

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Women remain underrepresented in 80% of Brazilian surgical specialties, however, women representation within the Brazilian academic surgical literature remains unknown. This study aims to evaluate the gender distribution of first and last authors in Brazilian surgical journals. All publications between 2015 and 2019 from the five Brazilian surgical journals with the highest impact factor were reviewed. The first and last authors’ names were extracted from each article and a predictive algorithm was used to classify the gender of each author. Authors were further classified by surgical field and geographic region to investigate patterns of female authorship among journals, specialties, and region over the study period. Multivariable logistic regression was then used to identify factors independently associated with female authorship. 1844 articles were analyzed; 23% (426/1844) articles had female first authors, and 20% (348/1748) had female last authors. Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira was observed to have the highest rates for both first and last female authors (37%, 138/371; 26%, 95/370)) and Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (9%, 48/542; 10%, 54/522) had the lowest rates. Papers with a woman senior author were twice as likely to have a woman first author (OR 1.98, 95% CI 1.51–2.58, p≤0.01). Women’s representation in medicine is increasing in Brazil, yet women remain underrepresented as the first and last authors in the Brazilian surgical literature. Our results highlight the importance of senior women mentorship in academic surgery and demonstrate that promoting female surgeon senior authorship through academic and financial support will positively impact the number of female first authors.

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Is authorship by women in Brazilian academic surgery increasing? A five-year retrospective analysis

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“…Fourth, the recruitment period was not consecutive as we chose to analyze data from only three congresses. Other authors (who were interested in the visibility of women in the scientific literature) have used this methodology, which consists of comparing one-off (i.e., non-consecutive) years within a given period to see a trend emerge ( 3 , 26 ). A consecutive 8-year period analysis would probably have been more refined, without necessarily changing the trend considerably.…”

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“…Several medical and surgical specialties have demonstrated a gender difference in the authorship of scientific publications. Women were systematically under-represented as authors, even more so as first or senior authors ( 1 – 3 ). This gender gap was also found in the composition of editorial boards even when women’s contribution to publishing was increasing ( 4 , 5 ).…”

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Women’s visibility at European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism congresses from 2011 to 2019: Is the floor yours?

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PurposeParticipating in international conferences is an essential way to promote scholarly work. We aimed to assess the trend of women’s visibility at the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) congress by describing the evolution of the proportion of women speakers between 2011 and 2019.Materials and methodsThis is a retrospective study including public data obtained from the 2011, 2015, and 2019 ESPEN congresses. The primary endpoint was the percentage of women speakers in major oral sessions (oral communications and specific conferences including prestigious lectures). The secondary endpoints were the proportion of women in other high-visibility positions (moderators, industry-led symposia interventions) and countries of origin.ResultsThe proportion of women speakers in oral communications remained stable between 2011 and 2019 [43% (43/100) vs. 41% (46/111), respectively; p = 0.89]. The proportion of women moderators in oral communications sessions significantly increased between 2011 and 2019 [13% (6/45) vs. 41% (19/46), respectively; p = 0.004]. The percentage of women speakers and moderators in industry-led symposia significantly increased between 2011 and 2019 [11% (2/18) vs. 41% (11/27), p = 0.05; 0% (0/6) vs. 60% (6/10), p = 0.03, respectively]. The percentage of women moderators in educational sessions also remained stable during the period with a marked under-representation of women in 2015. During all three congresses, women from the host countries were over-represented as moderators compared to women from other countries.ConclusionThe percentage of women speakers in oral communications remained stable in the last 8 years at ESPEN congresses, although women’s representation in other high-visibility positions has increased. As men remained over-represented, women should be more encouraged to promote their academic work in the field of clinical nutrition, particularly during this international congress.

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“…8,[17][18][19] The percentage of articles with any women coauthors was between 67% and 74%. 20 Zillioux et al observed that these values correlated with the proportion of women urology residents and women in urological academic positions. 20 This substantial disparity between the proportion of any women coauthors and women first/ senior authors was replicated in our study and demonstrates a concerning problem.…”

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“…20 Zillioux et al observed that these values correlated with the proportion of women urology residents and women in urological academic positions. 20 This substantial disparity between the proportion of any women coauthors and women first/ senior authors was replicated in our study and demonstrates a concerning problem. Women hold a low proportion of significant authorship positions (first, second, or senior) despite involvement in the majority of urological research.…”

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Lack of Gender Diversity Among Systematic Reviews Authors in the Urological Literature (1998-2021)

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Trends in Female Authorship Within Urologic Literature: A Comparison of 2012 and 2017

Cited by 18 publications

References 21 publications

Is authorship by women in Brazilian academic surgery increasing? A five-year retrospective analysis

Is authorship by women in Brazilian academic surgery increasing? A five-year retrospective analysis

Women’s visibility at European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism congresses from 2011 to 2019: Is the floor yours?

Lack of Gender Diversity Among Systematic Reviews Authors in the Urological Literature (1998-2021)

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