Azam Abeera, Minalyan Artem, Daher Noha, Baker Rahaf, Liew Jean W, Sandhu Vaneet K
Division of Geriatrics, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA.
Division of Rheumatology, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Rheumatol Int. 2025 Apr 9;45(5):95. doi: 10.1007/s00296-025-05848-w.
Despite gender parity in the rheumatology workforce, biases may persist in speaker introductions at professional rheumatology meetings, as observed in other specialties. We analyzed speaker introductions at an international rheumatology conference to assess the relationship between speaker and moderator gender on professional address. We analyzed video-archived speaker introductions from the 2022 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence meeting. Two reviewers coded speaker and moderator gender and form of address. We defined a "strict address" as use of "Doctor" or "Professor" and "lenient address" as full name with a professional title. Fisher's exact tests and logistic regression analyses examined associations between gender and forms of address. We analyzed 355 speakers (52.7% female, 47.3% male). Female speakers were less likely to receive a strict address by male moderators than male speakers (42.1% versus 57.9%, χ=4.20, p = 0.030). In logistic regression models after adjusting for moderator gender, male speakers were 1.8 times more likely to receive a strict address versus female speakers [odds ratio (OR) 1.76; 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.10, 2.82)]. Male moderators were 64% less likely to provide a strict address than female moderators [OR 0.46; 95% CI (0.29, 0.73)], adjusting for speaker gender. At an international rheumatology meeting, male (versus female) speakers received formal introductions more frequently, and male (versus female) moderators were less likely to provide them. Our results suggest persistent gender bias in speaker introductions, highlighting a need for standardized practices for session moderators to improve gender equity.
尽管在风湿病学领域的劳动力中存在性别平等，但正如在其他专业中所观察到的那样，在专业风湿病学会议上的发言人介绍中可能仍然存在偏见。我们分析了一次国际风湿病学会议上的发言人介绍，以评估发言人性别与主持人性别在专业称呼上的关系。我们分析了2022年美国风湿病学会（ACR）年会视频存档的发言人介绍。两名评审员对发言人和主持人的性别以及称呼形式进行了编码。我们将“严格称呼”定义为使用“医生”或“教授”，将“宽松称呼”定义为带有专业头衔的全名。费舍尔精确检验和逻辑回归分析研究了性别与称呼形式之间的关联。我们分析了355位发言人（女性占52.7%，男性占47.3%）。男性主持人对女性发言人使用严格称呼的可能性低于男性发言人（42.1%对57.9%，χ=4.20，p = 0.030）。在调整主持人性别后的逻辑回归模型中，男性发言人获得严格称呼的可能性是女性发言人的1.8倍[优势比（OR）1.76；95%置信区间（CI）（1.10，2.82）]。在调整发言人性别后，男性主持人提供严格称呼的可能性比女性主持人低64%[OR 0.46；95% CI（0.29，0.73）]。在一次国际风湿病学会议上男性（相对于女性）发言人更频繁地获得正式介绍，而男性（相对于女性）主持人提供正式介绍的可能性较小。我们的结果表明在发言人介绍中存在持续的性别偏见，凸显了会议主持人需要采用标准化做法以改善性别平等的必要性。
