Women in Irish orthopaedics – A review of female representation at the Irish Orthopaedic Association annual meeting over a 16-year period

IF 2.3 4区医学 Q2 SURGERY

Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland Pub Date : 2025-03-08 DOI:10.1016/j.surge.2025.02.009

Carl O'Flanagan, Conor J Kilkenny, Adam Abdelmoneim, Niall McGoldrick, John F Quinlan

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Abstract

Introduction

There is underrepresentation of women in orthopaedics worldwide. As of 2017, 10 % of Irish orthopaedic consultants and 12.24 % of higher specialist trainees were female. Workplace diversity can promote innovation, creativity, and encourage staff retention. To realise these benefits, it is quoted that there must be 30 % minority representation. We examine the representation of women in academic orthopaedics in Ireland by looking at gender breakdown at the Irish Orthopaedic Association (IOA) annual conference.

Methods

IOA programmes from 2008 to 2023 were examined assessing for representation of women. Non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHD's), session chairs and guest speakers were examined. Linear regression analysis for male and female speakers was performed to evaluate for statistical significance.

Results

Fourteen annual conferences were evaluated equating to 740 NCHD-delivered oral presentations. Women delivered 126 presentations (17.03 %). While there was a general trend of increasing female representation over the years examined, linear regression analysis did not show this to be statistically significant (Coefficient: 0.3746, P-value: 0.077, R²: 0.237). There was a statistically significant decline in male speakers (Coefficient: 1.9775, P-value: 0.007, R²: 0.473). 41 guest lectures were delivered, 14.63 % by women. Session chairs were disclosed for 7 meetings equating to 54 sessions presided over by 79 chairs. Six chairs were female (7.59 %).

Conclusion

Orthopaedics is likely to be better served by more diverse workforces that are representative of their populations. Our study highlights that while gender disparity persists in Irish academic orthopaedics, there appears to be a shift towards diversity. This is particularly evident at trainee level over the past 7 years; however, efforts should be made to support these into leadership roles where women are currently underrepresented. Their visibility can then serve as inspiration for future female trainees.

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爱尔兰整形外科中的女性——对16年来爱尔兰整形外科协会年会上女性代表的回顾。

在世界范围内，女性在骨科的代表性不足。截至2017年，10%的爱尔兰骨科顾问和12.24%的高等专科培训生是女性。工作场所的多样性可以促进创新、创造，并鼓励员工留任。为了实现这些好处，必须有30%的少数族裔代表。我们通过在爱尔兰骨科协会（IOA）年度会议上观察性别分解来研究女性在爱尔兰学术骨科中的代表性。方法：对2008年至2023年的IOA项目进行检查，评估女性的代表性。对非会诊医院医生（NCHD's）、会议主席和演讲嘉宾进行了检查。对男女讲话者进行线性回归分析，评价其统计学意义。结果：14次年度会议被评估，相当于740次nchd口头报告。女性126例（17.03%）。虽然在调查的年份中，女性代表的总体趋势有所增加，但线性回归分析并未显示这在统计上具有显著性（系数：0.3746，p值：0.077,R2: 0.237）。男性说话者下降有统计学意义（系数：1.9775，p值：0.007,R2: 0.473）。41次客座讲座，14.63%为女性。公布了7次会议的会议主席，相当于由79位主席主持的54届会议。6位为女性（7.59%）。结论：骨科可能会得到更好的服务，更多样化的劳动力是代表他们的人群。我们的研究强调，虽然性别差异仍然存在于爱尔兰学术骨科，但似乎有向多样性的转变。在过去7年里，这一点在培训生层面尤为明显；但是，应努力支持这些人在目前妇女人数不足的领域发挥领导作用。她们的知名度可以激励未来的女性学员。

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Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland 医学-外科

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4.40

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158

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期刊介绍： Since its establishment in 2003, The Surgeon has established itself as one of the leading multidisciplinary surgical titles, both in print and online. The Surgeon is published for the worldwide surgical and dental communities. The goal of the Journal is to achieve wider national and international recognition, through a commitment to excellence in original research. In addition, both Colleges see the Journal as an important educational service, and consequently there is a particular focus on post-graduate development. Much of our educational role will continue to be achieved through publishing expanded review articles by leaders in their field. Articles in related areas to surgery and dentistry, such as healthcare management and education, are also welcomed. We aim to educate, entertain, give insight into new surgical techniques and technology, and provide a forum for debate and discussion.