Hoover Alison T, Woldeamanuel Yimtubezinash, Wassie Liya, Eyob Hiwet, Haile Mariam Damen, Kempker Russell R, Blumberg Henry M, Comeau Dawn L, Bobosha Kidist
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Addis Ababa University College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Oct 15;112(1):13-16. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0120. Print 2025 Jan 8.
Women from sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia, are underrepresented in biomedical research due in part to limited access to high-quality research training and mentorship. Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in Ethiopia, with a limited number of female Ethiopian scientists engaged in TB-related research. To improve access to TB-related research training among junior women scientists, our NIH Fogarty International Center-funded D43 program released an all-women request for applications (RFA), which substantially increased the number of women applying for research training and the number of women trained in our program. The impact of the all-women cohort was also bolstered by prominent female representation in mentor teams, program leadership, and program alumnae. Sustained increases in applications from women were seen in subsequent RFAs that included both women and men. Targeted leadership, mentorship, and recruitment efforts were effective in promoting improved gender equity in biomedical research training.
包括埃塞俄比亚在内的撒哈拉以南非洲地区的女性，在生物医学研究中的代表性不足，部分原因是获得高质量研究培训和指导的机会有限。结核病是埃塞俄比亚的一个主要公共卫生问题，从事结核病相关研究的埃塞俄比亚女性科学家数量有限。为了改善初级女性科学家获得结核病相关研究培训的机会，我们由美国国立卫生研究院福格蒂国际中心资助的D43项目发布了一份仅限女性的申请请求（RFA），这大幅增加了申请研究培训的女性数量以及在我们项目中接受培训的女性数量。导师团队、项目领导层和项目校友中突出的女性代表也增强了全女性群体的影响力。在随后包括男性和女性的申请请求中，女性的申请量持续增加。有针对性的领导力、指导和招募工作有效地促进了生物医学研究培训中性别平等的改善。
