Sasha L Aspinall, Casper Glissmann Nim, Steen Harsted, Amy Miller, Cecilie K Øverås, Eric J Roseen, James J Young, Karen Søgaard, Greg Kawchuk, Jan Hartvigsen
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Abstract
Background: Presenting at professional and scientific conferences can be an important part of an individual's career advancement, especially for researchers communicating scientific findings, and can signal expertise and leadership. Generally, women presenting at conferences are underrepresented in various science disciplines. We aimed to evaluate the gender of presenters at research-oriented chiropractic conferences from 2010 to 2019.
Methods: We investigated the gender of presenters at conferences hosted by chiropractic organisations from 2010 to 2019 that utilised an abstract submission process. Gender classification was performed by two independent reviewers. The gender distribution of presenters over the ten-year period was analysed with linear regression. The association of conference factors with the gender distribution of presenters was also assessed with linear regression, including the gender of organising committees and abstract peer reviewers, and the geographic region where the conference was hosted.
Results: From 39 conferences, we identified 4,340 unique presentations. Women gave 1,528 (35%) of the presentations. No presenters were classified as gender diverse. Overall, the proportion of women presenters was 30% in 2010 and 42% in 2019, with linear regression demonstrating a 1% increase in women presenting per year (95% CI = 0.4-1.6%). Invited/keynote speakers had the lowest proportion of women (21%) and the most stagnant trajectory over time. The gender of conference organisers and abstract peer reviewers were not significantly associated with the gender of presenters. Oceanic conferences had a lower proportion of women presenting compared to North America (27% vs. 36%).
Conclusions: Overall, women gave approximately one-third of presentations at the included conferences, which gradually increased from 2010 to 2019. However, the disparity widens for the most prestigious class of keynote/invited presenters. We make several recommendations to support the goal of gender equity, including monitoring and reporting on gender diversity at future conferences.
背景:在专业和科学会议上发言可能是个人职业发展的重要组成部分,特别是对于传播科学发现的研究人员来说,这可以表明专业知识和领导力。一般来说,在各种科学学科中,出席会议的女性人数不足。我们的目的是评估2010年至2019年研究型脊医会议上演讲者的性别。方法:我们调查了2010年至2019年脊医组织举办的采用抽象提交流程的会议上演讲者的性别。性别分类由两名独立审稿人进行。用线性回归分析了十年期间主持人的性别分布。会议因素与主讲人性别分布的关系也用线性回归进行了评估,包括组织委员会和抽象同行评审的性别,以及会议主办的地理区域。结果:从39个会议中,我们确定了4,340个独特的演讲。女性做了1528次(35%)的演讲。没有一个主持人被归类为性别多样化。总体而言,2010年女性演讲者的比例为30%,2019年为42%,线性回归显示每年女性演讲者的比例增加1% (95% CI = 0.4-1.6%)。受邀/主讲人中女性的比例最低(21%),而且随着时间的推移,女性的比例也最为停滞。会议组织者和摘要审稿人的性别与演讲者的性别没有显著相关。与北美相比,大洋洲会议的女性出席比例较低(27%对36%)。结论:总体而言,女性在纳入的会议上发表了大约三分之一的演讲,从2010年到2019年,这一比例逐渐增加。然而,对于最负盛名的主题演讲/受邀演讲嘉宾来说,这种差距就会扩大。我们提出了几项建议,以支持性别平等的目标,包括在未来的会议上监测和报告性别多样性。