Department of General and Women's Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan.
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, National Hospital Organization Sendai Medical Center, Miyagi 983-8520, Japan.
Endocr J. 2019 Apr 25;66(4):359-368. doi: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ18-0501. Epub 2019 Mar 15.
The Japan Endocrine Society (JES) has the largest ratio of female membership among societies associated with Internal Medicine in Japan; half of female members are in their 20s or 30s at present. In 2009, JES organized the "JES-We-Can" committee to promote women's career development. To evaluate the effectiveness of JES-We-Can, we investigated the gender balance of various activities at JES in fiscal 2009 and 2017. Significant gender-differences were not observed in the acquisition rate of board-certified endocrinologists (BCEs) aged <40 y in 2009 and 2017. However, the acquisition rate of BCEs among women aged ≥40 y was significantly lower than men in 2009. In 2017, the gender-difference among BCEs in this group (currently aged ≥50 y) has considerably improved, but is not resolved. The acquisition rate of certificated endocrine educators (CEEs) among women was still significantly lower than men at all ages in 2017. Since the ratio of women oral speakers or poster presenters at annual academic meetings have grown to equal or surpass the membership ratio, female members make efficient contributions to JES. The numbers of women chairpersons, symposiasts, lecturers and invited speakers have increased, but remain limited. JES-We-Can was found to be effective in reducing the gender gap in academic activities at JES, but JES-We-Can should support women more intensely to raise the rate of CEEs among all ages and BCEs currently over 50 y, and to promote more women into higher positions in JES in the future. These actions are expected to introduce new and diverse perspectives into academia.
日本内分泌学会（JES）是与日本内科相关的学会中女性会员比例最高的学会；目前，学会中有一半的女性会员年龄在 20 多岁或 30 多岁。2009 年，JES 成立了“JES-We-Can”委员会，以促进女性的职业发展。为了评估 JES-We-Can 的效果，我们调查了 2009 年和 2017 年 JES 各项活动的性别平衡情况。在 2009 年和 2017 年，年龄<40 岁的 board-certified endocrinologists（BCEs）的获得率没有显著的性别差异。然而，在 2009 年，年龄≥40 岁的女性 BCEs 的获得率明显低于男性。在 2017 年，该组（目前年龄≥50 岁）的 BCEs 的性别差异有了相当大的改善，但仍未得到解决。在 2017 年，所有年龄段的女性 certificated endocrine educators（CEEs）的获得率仍明显低于男性。由于女性在年度学术会议上的口头演讲者或海报展示者的比例已经增长到与会员比例相等或超过，女性会员为 JES 做出了有效的贡献。女性主席、专题讨论者、讲师和特邀演讲者的人数有所增加，但仍然有限。JES-We-Can 被发现可以有效地减少 JES 学术活动中的性别差距，但 JES-We-Can 应该更加努力地支持女性，以提高所有年龄段的 CEEs 和目前超过 50 岁的 BCEs 的获得率，并在未来促进更多的女性进入 JES 的高层职位。这些行动有望为学术界带来新的、多样化的视角。
