TY - JOUR
T1 - Untapped Resources
T2 - Attaining Equitable Representation for Women in IR
AU - Perez, Marcelina G.
AU - Fassiotto, Magali
AU - Altamirano, Jonathan
AU - Hwang, Gloria L.
AU - Maldonado, Yvonne
AU - Josephs, Shellie
AU - Sze, Daniel Y.
AU - Kothary, Nishita
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019
PY - 2019/4
Y1 - 2019/4
N2 - Purpose: To investigate the current state of gender diversity among invited coordinators at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting and to compare the academic productivity of female interventional radiologists to that of invited male coordinators. Materials and Methods: Faculty rosters for the SIR Annual Scientific Meetings from 2015 to 2017 were stratified by gender to quantify female representation among those asked to lead and coordinate podium sessions. To quantify academic productivity and merit, H-index, publications, and authorship by females over a 6-year period (2012–2017) were statistically compared to that of recurring male faculty. Results: From 2015 to 2017, women held 7.1% (9/126), 4.3%, (8/188), and 13.7% (27/197) of the available coordinator positions for podium sessions, with no representation at the plenary sessions, and subject matter expertise was concentrated in economics and education. Academic productivity of the top quartile of published female interventional radiologists was statistically similar to that of the invited male faculty (H-index P =.722; total publications P =.689; and authorship P =.662). Conclusions: This study found that senior men dominate the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting, with few women leading or coordinating the podium sessions, despite their established academic track record.
AB - Purpose: To investigate the current state of gender diversity among invited coordinators at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting and to compare the academic productivity of female interventional radiologists to that of invited male coordinators. Materials and Methods: Faculty rosters for the SIR Annual Scientific Meetings from 2015 to 2017 were stratified by gender to quantify female representation among those asked to lead and coordinate podium sessions. To quantify academic productivity and merit, H-index, publications, and authorship by females over a 6-year period (2012–2017) were statistically compared to that of recurring male faculty. Results: From 2015 to 2017, women held 7.1% (9/126), 4.3%, (8/188), and 13.7% (27/197) of the available coordinator positions for podium sessions, with no representation at the plenary sessions, and subject matter expertise was concentrated in economics and education. Academic productivity of the top quartile of published female interventional radiologists was statistically similar to that of the invited male faculty (H-index P =.722; total publications P =.689; and authorship P =.662). Conclusions: This study found that senior men dominate the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting, with few women leading or coordinating the podium sessions, despite their established academic track record.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jvir.2018.10.028
DO - 10.1016/j.jvir.2018.10.028
M3 - Article
C2 - 30772166
AN - SCOPUS:85061366483
SN - 1051-0443
VL - 30
SP - 579
EP - 583
JO - Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
JF - Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
IS - 4
ER -