Department of Physical Sports, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Department of Child Dental Health, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
PLoS One. 2023 Apr 5;18(4):e0283756. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283756. eCollection 2023.
The aim of the study was to gain a qualitative insight into scientific researchers' perceptions of gender inequality inside Nigerian research institutions through an investigation of how gender equality is enacted in medical and dental research institutions in Nigeria.
This descriptive and cross-sectional qualitative study probed decision-making around navigating gender inequity and explored opinions about how a supportive environment for female medical and dental researchers could be established. Data were collected through semi-structured telephone interviews with 54 scientific researchers across 17 medical and dental academic institutions in Nigeria between March and July 2022. Data were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using thematic analysis.
Three core themes emerged: institutionalized male dominance in research institutions; changing narratives on gender equalities in research and academic enterprise; and women driving the conscience for change in research institutions. Female medical and dental researchers' perceived gender equality was challenging mainstream androcentric values in knowledge production within the medical and dental field; and queries the entrenchment of patriarchal values that promote a low number of female medical and dental trainees, fewer female research outputs, and few women in senior/managerial positions in the medical fields.
Despite the general view that change is occurring, a great deal remains to be done to facilitate the creation of a supportive environment for female medical and dental researchers in Nigeria.
本研究旨在通过调查尼日利亚医学和牙科学研究机构中如何实施性别平等，深入了解尼日利亚研究机构内部科研人员对性别不平等的看法。
本描述性和横断面定性研究探讨了在应对性别不平等时的决策过程，并探讨了如何为女性医学和牙科研究人员建立支持性环境的观点。研究于 2022 年 3 月至 7 月在尼日利亚 17 所医学和牙科学院对 54 名科研人员进行了半结构式电话访谈，收集了数据。数据进行了逐字转录，并使用主题分析进行了分析。
出现了三个核心主题：研究机构中制度化的男性主导地位；研究和学术企业中性别平等叙事的变化；以及女性推动研究机构变革的意识。医学和牙科领域的女性研究人员认为性别平等，这对主流的男性中心价值观在知识生产中的地位提出了挑战；质疑促进女性医学和牙科培训生人数少、女性研究成果少以及女性在医学领域担任高级/管理职位人数少的父权价值观的根深蒂固。
尽管普遍认为正在发生变化，但仍有许多工作要做，以促进在尼日利亚为女性医学和牙科研究人员创造一个支持性的环境。
