Journal article
Glass Ceiling in Hand Surgery: Publication Trends by Gender
The Iowa orthopaedic journal, Vol.42(1), pp.3-9
06/01/2022
PMCID: PMC9210407
PMID: 35821956
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Abstract
BackgroundWomen are frequently underrepresented across surgical subspecialties and may face barriers to academic advancement. Abstracts presented at American Society for Surgery of the Hand annual meeting (ASSH-AM) highlight some of the top research in hand surgery. We sought to explore differences in abstract characteristics and publication rates based on senior author gender.Though there have been increasing efforts at inclusivity in orthopedic and plastic surgery, women face several barriers to entering the field, publish less frequently, and are underrepresented in leadership positions. Understanding the stages at which discrepancies in research productivity exist may help to address these challenges. MethodsAbstracts from the 2010-2017 ASSH-AMs were reviewed to determine basic characteristics. Author gender was determined through both a search of institutional websites for gender-specific pronouns and inference of gender based on first name. Subsequent full manuscript publications corresponding to the abstracts were identified through a systematic search of PubMed and Google Scholar. ResultsA total of 560/620 (90.3%) abstracts from 2010-2017 had an identifiable senior author gender (14.5% female). No differences were noted between male- and female-authored abstracts regarding study design including sample size or level of evidence. Female senior authors were more likely than males to author abstracts focused on pediatrics (19.8% vs 9.4%, p=0.01) and were more likely to collaborate with female first authors (41.3% vs 20.0%, p<0.01). Abstract publication rates were lower for female senior authors versus male senior authors (61.7% vs 74.5%, p=0.02). ConclusionThe number of abstracts with female senior authors had similar representation to the membership proportion of women in the ASSH. There were few differences in abstract characteristics based on senior author gender, though senior authors tend to collaborate with investigators of the same gender. Abstracts authored by females were published 13% less frequently overall, meriting further exploration. Level of Evidence: III.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Glass Ceiling in Hand Surgery: Publication Trends by Gender
- Creators
- Joshua T BramLacey C MageeAndrew ParambathAndrea S BauerEricka A LawlerPatricia E MillerApurva S Shah
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Iowa orthopaedic journal, Vol.42(1), pp.3-9
- Publisher
- Dept. of Orthopaedics, The University of Iowa; United States
- PMID
- 35821956
- PMCID
- PMC9210407
- ISSN
- 1541-5457
- eISSN
- 1555-1377
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
- Record Identifier
- 9984304689902771
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