Grinnell Madison, Higgins Shauna, Yost Kelli, Ochuba Olivia, Lobl Marissa, Grimes Pearl, Wysong Ashley
Department of Dermatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.
Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska.
Int J Womens Dermatol. 2019 Dec 27;6(1):7-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2019.11.005. eCollection 2020 Jan.
Historically, women have been underrepresented in leadership positions in medicine. The reasons for this are multifactorial. In recent years, women's representation in medicine has improved. However, inequities in the proportion of men and women in medical leadership remain, especially with regard to editorial journal boards.
This study aimed to explore current trends of women in leadership positions on journal editorial boards.
A comprehensive search for women's health journals was performed in collaboration with university librarians in February 2019 using EMBASE, Scopus, SciFinder, and MEDLINE records for journals with relevance to women's health. Each journal was e-mailed to verify the accuracy of the journal editorial boards listed on their respective webpages. Five categories, as well as the totals for each journal, were analyzed for the proportion of women versus men: editor-in-chief, associate editor, deputy editor, and section editor, and other.
Women comprised the minority of positions on women's health editorial boards. Of the total 1440 board members included, 602 members (42%) were women and 838 members (58%) were men. Women occupied 54 of 132 editor-in-chief positions (41%), 257 of 596 associate editor positions (43%), 13 of 42 deputy editor positions (30%), 46 of 120 section editor positions (38%), and 232 of 549 other editor positions (42%).
Although the sex gap in leadership in medicine is improving, it is still present. Our findings suggest that women are underrepresented as editors at most levels in women's health journals centered on topics such as reproductive health, obstetrics and gynecology, perinatology, gynecological oncology, and breastfeeding. With sponsorship/mentorship for women, flexible scheduling, and considerate thought in leadership appointment, this sex gap will continue to improve.
从历史上看，女性在医学领导职位中的占比一直较低。原因是多方面的。近年来，女性在医学领域的代表性有所提高。然而，医学领导岗位上男女比例的不平等现象仍然存在，尤其是在期刊编辑委员会方面。
本研究旨在探讨女性在期刊编辑委员会领导岗位上的当前趋势。
2019年2月，与大学图书馆员合作，利用EMBASE、Scopus、SciFinder和MEDLINE数据库，对与女性健康相关的期刊进行了全面检索。向每本期刊发送电子邮件，以核实其各自网页上列出的期刊编辑委员会的准确性。分析了主编、副主编、副主任编辑、栏目编辑和其他这五个类别以及每种期刊的总数中女性与男性的比例。
在女性健康编辑委员会中，女性担任的职位占少数。在总共1440名委员会成员中，602名成员（42%）为女性，838名成员（58%）为男性。女性担任了132个主编职位中的54个（41%）、596个副主编职位中的257个（43%）、42个副主任编辑职位中的13个（30%）、120个栏目编辑职位中的46个（38%）以及549个其他编辑职位中的232个（42%）。
虽然医学领导领域的性别差距正在改善，但仍然存在。我们的研究结果表明，在以生殖健康、妇产科、围产医学、妇科肿瘤学和母乳喂养等为主题的女性健康期刊中，女性在大多数级别担任编辑的比例不足。通过为女性提供赞助/指导、灵活的工作安排以及在领导任命方面的周全考虑，这种性别差距将继续得到改善。
