Gender disparities in multiple myeloma publications
Publication type
journal article
Publication date
2022
Author(s)
Language
English
View point(s)
Institutional
Discipline(s)
Abstract
Gender disparities exist in academia and are disproportionately affecting females. We conducted a cross-sectional study to analyze gender disparities in multiple myeloma (MM) publications. A total of 679 publications with 8898 authorships were analyzed. The mean number of authors for females vs. males, per publication, was 4.4 and 8.7, respectively. Females constituted a third of the total authors. Female first authors, corresponding authors, and last/senior authors were 34%, 21%, and 18%, respectively. Note that, 17% of authors of clinical trial publications were females. Gender disparities in MM publications exist and are more obvious in the last/corresponding authorship. Efforts should be made to identify factors that contribute to these disparities and work to resolve them.
Journal
EJHaem
ISSN
2688-6146
Volume
3
Issue
3
Pagination
966-969