Gender inequalities in the dental science: An analysis of high impact publications.

Autor: Sartori LRM; Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil., Henzel LT; School of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil., de Queiroz ABL; School of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil., Ramos EC; School of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil., de Oliveira LJC; School of Dentistry, Catholic University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil., Chisini LA; Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil., Correa MB; Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of dental education [J Dent Educ] 2021 Aug; Vol. 85 (8), pp. 1379-1387. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Apr 14.
DOI: 10.1002/jdd.12603
Abstrakt: Objective: To assess the participation of women in publications of dental journals with a high impact factor.
Methods: Articles published in 2016, 2011, and 2006 in 10 dental journals chosen for their highest impact factors in each dental fields were included in this research. Articles-related variables collected included the country of origin of each author, the type of study, and gender of the researchers. Gender was examined through PubMed, Scopus, ResearchGate, and respective affiliated institutions. Furthermore, a website designed to discover the gender of names was used when the previous alternatives were not conclusive. Forward stepwise Poisson regression models were used for data analysis.
Results: A total of 3365 studies were included in the first authorship analysis and 3398 in analysis related to last authorship. The prevalence of women as first authors was 37.2% (confidence interval (CI) 95% 34.5-37.5) and as last authors was 22.6% (CI 95% 21.3-23.9). Having a woman as the last author increased the presence of women in the first author position in scientific dental articles by 16% (prevalence ratio = 1.16, CI 95% [1.04-1.29]). The year of publication, journal, and region of the author were associated with an increase in the prevalence of women as last authors. From 2006 to 2016, the prevalence of women as last authors increased by 61%. Despite these trends, women were still underrepresented in science in the evaluated period.
Conclusions: There are meaningful gender inequalities in publications of scientific dental papers. Encouraging women to lead research groups can reduce the inequities observed in the present study.
(© 2021 American Dental Education Association.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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