Shift happens: The gender composition in clinical neuropsychology over five decades
| Autor: | Martin L. Rohling, Rebecca E. Ready, Julie A. Suhr, Lindsay Y. Dhanani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Gerontology
Male 050103 clinical psychology education Neuropsychological Tests Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Neuropsychology Critical care nursing Still face Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Composition (language) Corporate governance 05 social sciences humanities Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Clinical neuropsychology Leadership Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Cohort Income Professional association Female Psychology Societies |
| Zdroj: | The Clinical neuropsychologist. 36(1) |
| ISSN: | 1744-4144 |
| Popis: | Objective: The current study utilizes five decades of data to demonstrate cohort differences in gender representation in governance, speaking at conferences, serving on editorial boards, and in scholarly productivity in clinical neuropsychology. Broadly examining gender disparities across domains of professional attainment helps illuminate the areas in which inequity in clinical neuropsychology is most pronounced and in need of ameliorative resources.Methods: Data from 1967 to 2017 were coded from publicly available information from the four major professional associations for clinical neuropsychology in the U.S. (i.e. INS, AACN, NAN, & SCN). Gender differences were examined in (1) speaking at a national conference, (2) holding an office in a professional organization, (3) serving on the editorial team for a journal affiliated with a professional organization, and (4) scholarly activity as coded from Google Scholar.Results: The percentage of men in the field significantly declined across time, whereas the percentage of women significantly increased; the number of women exceeded the number of men in approximately 1992. Gender differences in conference speakers, editorial board members, and research citations were greater in the earlier than in more recent cohorts of clinical neuropsychologists but gender inequity in conference speaking and editorial activities is evident in the most recent cohorts.Discussion: Gender differences in conference speakers, editorial board members, and in earning research citations have diminished over time, but early career women still face disadvantages in speaking at conferences and serving on editorial boards. We provide strategies to increase and sustain women's participation in leadership in neuropsychology. |
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