Importance Gender equity is a prominent issue in the medical profession. Representation of
female physicians at academic meetings has been identified as an important component of …

Importance Women in medicine have been underrepresented at medical conferences;
however, contributing factors have not been well studied. Objective To examine the …

Background: Gender-related differences have been found among invited speakers in select
professional and medical societies. We examined whether similar disparities existed among …

Background Participation of women at national surgery conferences is an important aspect
of achieving gender equity; however, participation has to be meaningful and representative …

Much has been written recently on gender disparities in medicine and the negative
outcomes that result for women. The impetus for examining these disparities is manifold …

Methods| We surveyed GR speaker series in clinical specialties, each encompassing more
than 2% of US academic physicians per the Association of American Medical Colleges. 3 …

Rationale and Objectives Women make up half of American medical school graduates, but
remain underrepresented among radiologists. This study sought to determine whether …

Background There are a number of factors that may hinder women's surgical careers. Here,
we focus on one possible factor: the representation of women at surgical conferences …

Importance The persistence of inequities that disadvantage women physicians remains
empirically underexplained. Understanding the cultural factors that are associated with …

Background Women constitute a minority (9.2%) of academic neurosurgeons. We previously
found that women in academic medicine are disadvantaged in funding and career …