Gabriele Eckerdt Lech, Sofia Wagemaker Viana, Brenda Feres, Yasmin Biscola Da Cruz, Mecker G Möller
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Global inequities in surgical oncology journals' editorial leadership: Comparing high-income countries with low-middle income countries.
Introduction: Female surgeons often hold fewer academic leadership positions than males, especially when comparing low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to high-income countries (HICs). We hypothesized that this is also reflected in surgical oncology journals (SOJ).
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study assessing gender representation in editorial boards (EB) of SOJ from HICs and Latin American LMICs. Chi-square tests evaluated the association between country income level and gender distribution.
Results: Thirty-one journals were analyzed: 24 from HICs and seven from LMICs. Females were less represented in EB positions across both groups (HICs: 694 females, 1411 males; LMICs: 37 females, 239 males), with a significant association between income level and gender composition (p < 0.001). However, among editors-in-chief, five of 29 were female in HICs, compared to three of eight in LMICs.
Conclusions: Female surgeons are underrepresented in editorial leadership of surgical oncology journals, with lower representation and fewer opportunities in LMICs.
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The American Journal of Surgery® is a peer-reviewed journal designed for the general surgeon who performs abdominal, cancer, vascular, head and neck, breast, colorectal, and other forms of surgery. AJS is the official journal of 7 major surgical societies* and publishes their official papers as well as independently submitted clinical studies, editorials, reviews, brief reports, correspondence and book reviews.
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