Rakestraw Stephanie L, Chen Herbert, Corey Britney, Sutzko Danielle C
University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Surgery Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Surgery Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Am J Surg. 2022 Feb;223(2):273-275. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.03.051. Epub 2021 Mar 26.
Female medical students outnumber males with increasing representation in the workforce. However, women remain underrepresented in surgical leadership. Suggested reasons for this discrepancy are lack of female role models, mentorship, and gender discrimination. Thus, we set out to examine the change in leadership over time in our Department.
Leadership data was gathered from a Department of Surgery in 2016 and 2020. Demographics including gender, age, and leadership position were compared using chi-squared testing.
Female representation in leadership roles increased from 2016 to 2020 at each professor rank(professor 0-100%, p < .001; associate professor 25-90%, p < .001, and assistant professor 7-71%, p < .001). In 2020, there were more female faculty(19.8 vs 26.4%, p = .270).
Female leadership in the Department has increased since 2016. Promoting females to leadership roles provides role models for upcoming female surgeons. Resources should be allocated to promote gender equity in surgical leadership.
随着女性在劳动力中的占比不断增加，女医学生的数量超过了男医学生。然而，女性在外科领导岗位上的代表性仍然不足。造成这种差异的原因可能是缺乏女性榜样、导师指导以及性别歧视。因此，我们着手研究本系领导情况随时间的变化。
收集了某外科系2016年和2020年的领导数据。使用卡方检验对包括性别、年龄和领导职位在内的人口统计学数据进行比较。
从2016年到2020年，各教授级别（教授：0 - 100%，p <.001；副教授：25 - 90%，p <.001；助理教授：7 - 71%，p <.001）的女性领导占比均有所增加。2020年，女性教员更多（19.8%对26.4%，p =.270）。
自2016年以来，本系的女性领导有所增加。将女性提升到领导岗位为未来的女外科医生树立了榜样。应分配资源以促进外科领导岗位上的性别平等。
