Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.
Br J Radiol. 2024 Oct 1;97(1162):1622-1626. doi: 10.1093/bjr/tqae137.
The underrepresentation of women within interventional radiology (IR) is profound. This scoping review aims to evaluate the current literature on gender disparity within IR. To uncover relevant themes and research gaps to inform future research and to recommend changes aimed at increasing application and retention of women in IR.
A review of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Web of Science was conducted. Specific inclusion and exclusion criteria were used to gather all relevant literature. Thematic analysis of included literature highlighted themes and commonalities between papers.
Of 396 articles, only 15 met the inclusion criteria. Many papers were excluded due to their lack of relevance to the topic. Thematic analysis identified 6 themes radiation exposure, mentorship, male dominance, work-life balance, research, and early exposure to IR.
Recommendations relating to each theme have been made. Establishing a high-quality mentoring scheme, for medical students, is the priority. Followed by accurate information, regarding radiation safety and teaching opportunities provided by medical schools and placement trusts, to demonstrate the value of IR and the need for a representative workforce.
With little research based primarily within the United Kingdom, this review has amalgamated results from papers published internationally to highlight potential factors influencing the gender disparity within IR. Realistic recommendations and future points of research aimed at creating gender parity that are appropriate towards both the United Kingdom and global institutions have been suggested.
介入放射学（IR）领域女性的代表性严重不足。本范围综述旨在评估 IR 领域性别差异的现有文献。旨在揭示相关主题和研究空白，为未来的研究提供信息，并建议旨在增加女性在 IR 中的申请和留用的变革。
对 MEDLINE、EMBASE 和 Web of Science 进行了审查。使用特定的纳入和排除标准来收集所有相关文献。对纳入文献的主题分析突出了文献之间的主题和共性。
在 396 篇文章中，只有 15 篇符合纳入标准。许多论文因与主题无关而被排除在外。主题分析确定了 6 个主题，包括辐射暴露、指导、男性主导、工作与生活平衡、研究和早期接触 IR。
针对每个主题都提出了建议。为医学生建立高质量的指导计划是当务之急。其次是提供有关辐射安全和医学院及安置信托提供的教学机会的准确信息，以展示 IR 的价值和代表性劳动力的需求。
由于几乎没有基于英国的研究，因此本次综述综合了国际发表的论文的结果，以突出影响 IR 领域性别差异的潜在因素。针对英国和全球机构的性别均等提出了切实可行的建议和未来的研究重点。
