Underreporting of Study Cohort Sex Distribution Common in Biomedical Research
A large-scale bibliometric analysis underscores a lack of sex-related reporting in biomedical research, despite efforts to include more women in health-based studies.
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Gender Gap in Grant Funding a Result of Bias Against Women, Not Research Proposal Quality
In an application process more focused on applicant characteristics than proposal content, women achieved significantly less success than men.
Gender Inequality in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Disproportionate familial duties, few women in positions of leadership, a low retention rate of women, and unequal compensation contribute to gender inequality in the fields of pulmonary medicine, critical care, and sleep medicine.
Why is Gender-Based Harassment So Pervasive in Medicine?
Women in medical school were 220% more likely to report sexual harassment by faculty or staff than their counterparts in STEM.
Authorship by Female Physicians Inequitably Represented in Pediatric Journals
Authorship of perspective-type articles in high-impact pediatric journals showed fewer female physician first authors despite women outnumbering their male colleagues in the pediatric specialty.
AMA Adopts Policy to Advance Gender Equity in Medicine
The AMA House of Delegates pledged to advocate policies that promote transparency in defining criteria for physician compensation and advocate pay structures based on objective, gender-neutral criteria.
Gender-Based Salary Inequalities Pervasive in Internal Medicine
Gender-based salary differences were the same regardless of whether or not the respondent was a parent.
Gender Bias in Medicine Has Far-Reaching Consequences
In academic medicine, harassment remains common; these issues begin early in training, with negative gender-based experiences reported by preclinical medical students.
Female Authors Less Likely to Be Listed as First Author in Clinical, Basic Science Journals
Female researchers still face challenges when publishing research.
Examining the Gender Pay Gap: Diagnosing Medicine’s Gender Biases
Throughout medicine and the biomedical sciences, women continue to receive lower salaries and less funding, have fewer publications and first author publications, and are promoted at slower and lower rates.
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