Department of Anesthesiology, MCW Center for the Advancement of Women in Science and Medicine (AWSM), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 Aug;30(8):1095-1106. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8676. Epub 2021 Jan 26.
The Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS) comprises representatives from medical schools and professional societies who guide the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Given the AAMC's stated mission to improve diversity and inclusion, we used gender-related representation on journal editorial boards as a proxy for evaluating CFAS member societies' commitments to equity. From screenshots of journal mastheads ( = 44) collected June 3-6, 2019, individuals were categorized by editorial position. Outcome measures included numbers of men and women among faculty, deans, department chairs, physicians, and nonphysicians on editorial boards. Outcomes were compared with 2018 AAMC and US Bureau of Labor Statistics workforce data. Overall, the proportion of women among journal editors was 29.0% (364 of 1,255), range 0%-53.3%. This proportion was significantly less than the proportion of women among US medical school faculty and medical scientists. The lowest percentages of women were found among journals' section or topic editors (19.2%) and editors-in-chief (20.4%). Men were significantly more likely to be a professor or department chair and women were significantly more likely to be an associate professor or assistant professor, suggesting a bidirectional process between rank and editorial position that may inhibit the advancement of academic women, particularly women physicians. This study revealed disparities in the equitable representation of women among CFAS member-affiliated journal editors. Because CFAS member societies participate in a mutually beneficial relationship with the AAMC, they should strive to attain the equity goals set forth by the AAMC.
学院和学术学会理事会（CFAS）由医学院和专业学会的代表组成，他们指导美国医学学院协会（AAMC）。鉴于 AAMC 明确表示要提高多样性和包容性，我们使用期刊编辑委员会的性别相关代表性来评估 CFAS 成员协会对公平的承诺。从 2019 年 6 月 3 日至 6 日收集的期刊标题截图（ = 44）中，根据编辑职位对个人进行分类。结果衡量标准包括编辑委员会中的教师、院长、系主任、医生和非医生中的男性和女性人数。结果与 2018 年 AAMC 和美国劳工统计局的劳动力数据进行了比较。总体而言，期刊编辑中女性的比例为 29.0%（1,255 人中的 364 人），范围为 0%-53.3%。这一比例明显低于美国医学院教师和医学科学家中的女性比例。在期刊的部分或主题编辑（19.2%）和主编（20.4%）中，女性的比例最低。男性更有可能担任教授或系主任，而女性更有可能担任副教授或助理教授，这表明等级和编辑职位之间存在双向关系，这可能会阻碍学术女性，尤其是女医生的晋升。本研究揭示了 CFAS 成员协会附属期刊编辑中女性公平代表性方面的差距。由于 CFAS 成员协会与 AAMC 之间存在互利关系，他们应该努力实现 AAMC 设定的公平目标。
