Karadayi Ayse, Basturk Fatima Betul
Department of Endodontics, Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry, İstanbul, Türkiye.
Department of Endodontics, Istanbul Gelisim University Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul.
Int Endod J. 2025 Sep;58(9):1313-1320. doi: 10.1111/iej.14212. Epub 2025 Feb 27.
Leadership opportunities within professional fields often include invitations to speak at major organizational meetings. However, the representation of speakers from underrepresented groups at annual scientific meetings of endodontic organizations has yet to be documented. This observational study aimed to evaluate the percentage of women invited to speak at selected endodontic organization meetings.
The number of male and female keynote or invited speakers at the European Society of Endodontology (ESE), Asian Pacific Endodontic Confederation (APEC), and International Federation of Endodontic Associations (IFEA) conferences from 2013 to 2023 were recorded. A chi-square test was conducted to assess differences in the percentage of women speakers over time and among the three organizations.
A total of 714 keynote and invited speakers from the scientific meetings of the three endodontic organizations between 2013 and 2023 met the inclusion criteria. Of these, 601 (84.17%) were men, and 113 (15.83%) were women, reflecting a significant gender disparity (p < 0.001). No significant differences were observed between the organizations, nor was there a significant change in the number of women speakers over time.
Regardless of the organization or the timeframe, the number of women speakers at scientific meetings remains consistently lower than that of men, with no significant change observed over the past decade.
专业领域内的领导机会通常包括受邀在大型组织会议上发言。然而，牙髓病学组织年度科学会议上来自代表性不足群体的发言人情况尚无记录。本观察性研究旨在评估受邀在选定的牙髓病学组织会议上发言的女性比例。
记录了2013年至2023年欧洲牙髓病学会（ESE）、亚太牙髓病学联合会（APEC）和国际牙髓病学协会联合会（IFEA）会议上男性和女性主旨演讲者或受邀演讲者的人数。进行卡方检验以评估不同时间段以及三个组织中女性演讲者比例的差异。
2013年至2023年期间，来自三个牙髓病学组织科学会议的714名主旨演讲者和受邀演讲者符合纳入标准。其中，601人（84.17%）为男性，113人（15.83%）为女性，这反映出显著的性别差异（p < 0.001）。各组织之间未观察到显著差异，女性演讲者的数量也未随时间出现显著变化。
无论组织或时间范围如何，科学会议上女性演讲者的数量始终低于男性，在过去十年中未观察到显著变化。
