Closing the Gender Gap Among Canadian Ophthalmology Societies.

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-16 DOI:10.1080/08820538.2023.2253898

Mahraz Parvand, Maryam Eslami, Natalie Doughty, Sonia N Yeung, Femida Kherani

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate gender distribution in Canadian ophthalmology societies' leadership and to determine associations between gender, academic productivity, and institutional rank.

Methods: We identified members and assessed their gender composition using publicly available updated webpages. SCOPUS database was used to gather research metrics.

Results: In this study, data was collected from 12 Canadian ophthalmology societies, which included 277 executive committee members. Of these, 70.5% (196) were male and 29.1% (81) were female (p < .0001). Males were significantly more prevalent in presidential leadership roles (39 males vs. 23 females, p = .02), while females were more represented in other leadership categories (77 females vs. 61 males, p = .03). The Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) showed an upward trend in female representation from 19.2% in 2016 to 42.3% in 2021. Research productivity showed a positive correlation with society leadership rank, with a correlation coefficient of 0.732 for the m-index (p < .001) and 0.356 for the h-index (p < .05). Academic rank was also positively correlated with society leadership rank, with a correlation coefficient of 0.536 (p < .001). There was no significant difference in h-index (12.7 ± 1.0 for males vs. 13.8 ± 1.5 for females, p = .85) or number of publications (48.6 ± 5.1 for males vs. 60.0 ± 11.3 for females, p = .83) between male and female executive members, but females had a higher m-index (0.67 ± 0.05) compared to males (0.58 ± 0.03, p < .05). In academic rank, males were more likely to be associate professors (25% vs. 5% for females, p = .0001) or instructors (14.8% vs. 6.3% for females, p = .05), while a higher proportion of females held assistant professor positions (47.5% for females vs. 30.1% for males, p = .006).

Conclusion: In this study, we found that males were more prevalent in executive positions, particularly in presidential roles among Canadian ophthalmology societies. The gender distribution in leadership reflected the gender composition of practicing ophthalmologists in Canada. There was a positive correlation between research productivity and society rank, as well as academic position and society rank. Male and female executive members had similar h-index and number of publications, but females had a higher m-index. These findings highlight the need for continued efforts to address gender disparities in ophthalmology leadership.

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缩小加拿大眼科学会之间的性别差距。

目的：评估加拿大眼科学会领导层的性别分布，并确定性别、学术生产力和机构级别之间的关系。方法：我们使用公开更新的网页确定成员并评估他们的性别构成。SCOPUS数据库用于收集研究指标。结果：在这项研究中，数据来自12个加拿大眼科学会，其中包括277名执行委员会成员。其中，70.5%（196）为男性，29.1%（81）为女性（p p = .02），而女性在其他领导类别中的代表性更高（77名女性对61名男性，p = .03）。加拿大眼科学会（COS）显示，女性比例呈上升趋势，从2016年的19.2%上升到2021年的42.3%。研究生产力与社会领导地位呈正相关，m指数的相关系数为0.732（p p p p = .85）或出版物数量（48.6 ± 男性5.1对60.0 ± 11.3女性，p = .83），但女性的m指数较高（0.67 ± 0.05）与男性（0.58 ± 0.03，p p = .0001）或教员（14.8%对6.3%，女性，p = .05），而担任助理教授职位的女性比例更高（女性47.5%，男性30.1%，p = .006）。结论：在这项研究中，我们发现，在加拿大眼科学会中，男性在高管职位上更为普遍，尤其是在总统职位上。领导层中的性别分布反映了加拿大执业眼科医生的性别构成。研究生产力与社会等级、学术地位与社会等级呈正相关。男性和女性执行成员的h指数和出版物数量相似，但女性的m指数更高。这些发现强调了继续努力解决眼科领导层性别差异的必要性。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

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312

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2 months

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