Biomechanics Research Laboratory, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Biomechanics Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
J Biomech. 2023 May;152:111547. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111547. Epub 2023 Mar 21.
The presence of successful female role models in biomechanics can encourage girls, women, and other underrepresented groups in STEM fields to pursue and remain within the discipline. It is, therefore, vital that women and their contributions to the field are publicly visible and recognized across all areas of professional biomechanical societies, such as the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB). Enhancing the visibility of female role models in biomechanics can act to mitigate current bias and stereotyping in the discipline by broadening what it looks like to be a biomechanist. Unfortunately, women are not publicly visible in many aspects of ISB activities, and finding details of women's contributions to ISB, particularly during ISB's formative years, is challenging. This review article aims to raise the visibility of female biomechanists, particularly women in ISB leadership positions who have helped shape the Society over the past 50 years. We summarize the unique backgrounds and contributions of some of these pioneering women who blazed pathways for other female biomechanists. We also recognize the women who were charter members of ISB, women who served on ISB Executive Councils and the portfolios they have held, women who have received the highest awards of the Society, and women awarded a Fellowship of ISB. Practical strategies to enhance women's participation in biomechanics also are presented so that women can thrive and progress in ISB leadership positions and awards and, in turn, serve as positive role models to encourage girls and women to pursue and remain within this unique discipline.
生物力学领域成功的女性榜样的存在可以鼓励女孩、妇女和其他 STEM 领域代表性不足的群体追求并留在该学科。因此，至关重要的是，女性及其对该领域的贡献在专业生物力学学会的所有领域（如国际生物力学学会 [ISB]）中都是公开可见和得到认可的。通过拓宽成为生物力学专家的形象，可以提高生物力学领域女性榜样的可见度，从而减轻该学科目前的偏见和刻板印象。不幸的是，在 ISB 活动的许多方面，女性都没有公开露面，而且很难找到女性对 ISB 贡献的详细信息，尤其是在 ISB 的形成初期。本文旨在提高女性生物力学专家的知名度，特别是那些在过去 50 年帮助塑造学会的 ISB 领导层中的女性。我们总结了一些具有开创性的女性的独特背景和贡献，她们为其他女性生物力学专家开辟了道路。我们还表彰了 ISB 的创始成员、曾在 ISB 执行理事会任职及其担任的职务、获得学会最高奖项的女性以及获得 ISB 院士称号的女性。还提出了提高女性参与生物力学的实际策略，以便女性可以在 ISB 领导层和奖项中茁壮成长并取得进步，并反过来成为鼓励女孩和妇女追求并留在这一独特学科的积极榜样。
