Disparity in Sex of Surgical Journal Author Contributions
Publication type
journal article
Publication date
2021
Author(s)
Farmer, Diana
Young, Lindsey
Source
Language
English
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Abstract
Surgery has historically been a male-dominated field, despite growing efforts to increase female admittance and resolve sex disparity in medicine.1 Since 1980, the number of women admitted to medical school has increased significantly, but still only 20% of leadership positions are held by women.2 Studies on female representation in medicine have shown that female publication contributions as first or last author are significantly lower than the percentage of female surgeons in the workplace.1,2 In their manuscript, “Women as Authors of Randomized Controlled Trials of Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 3 Decades of Trials,”3 the American College of Surgeons demonstrates that female authorship contributions significantly lag behind male counterparts despite upward trends in female authorship over the last 3 decades.
Journal
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
ISSN
1879-1190
Volume
233
Issue
2
Pagination
175-176