Representation of Women on Editorial Boards of Medline-Indexed Spine, Neurosurgery, and Orthopedic Journals.

Autor:	Ramos MB; Post-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, University of Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil., Criscuoli de Farias FA; Post-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, University of Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil., Einsfeld Britz JP; Post-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, University of Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil., de Quadros FW; Neurology Residency, Moinhos de Vento Hospital, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil., Koch KB; Post-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, University of Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil., Carobin VN; Post-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, University of Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil., Falavigna A; Post-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, University of Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil asdrubalmd@gmail.com.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	International journal of spine surgery [Int J Spine Surg] 2022 Apr; Vol. 16 (2), pp. 404-411.
DOI:	10.14444/8223
Abstrakt:	Background: Both neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery are male-dominated specialties. However, the prevalence of women appears to be even lower in the spine surgery field. We intend to determine this prevalence on the editorial boards of spine, neurosurgery, and orthopedic journals. Methods: The gender of editorial board members of Medline-indexed spine, neurosurgery, and orthopedic journals was systematically analyzed in 2019, and female representation was compared among these fields. Results: In the 34 journals included (5 spine, 13 neurosurgery, and 16 orthopedic journals), women represented 8.84% ( N = 185/2094) of editorial board members. Their representation was 5.53% ( N = 30/542) in spine, 8.58% ( N = 47/548) in neurosurgery, and 10.77 % (108/1003) in orthopedic journals. Only 5.4% ( N = 2/37) of the editors-in-chief were women. The likelihood of having female members was higher in orthopedic than in spine journals (OR = 2.06; 95% CI = 1.35-3.13; P = 0.001). Neurosurgery journals did not show a significant greater likelihood of having female editorial board members than spine journals (OR = 1.60; 95% CI = 0.99-2.57; P = 0.058). Conclusions: The representation of women on editorial boards of spine, neurosurgery, and orthopedic journals is very low and appears to be even lower for spine surgery. However, it is still not understood whether or not women are barred from advancing in academics by gender bias within these specialties. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) report no conflicts of interest or financial disclosures with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. (This manuscript is generously published free of charge by ISASS, the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery. Copyright © 2022 ISASS. To see more or order reprints or permissions, see http://ijssurgery.com.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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