Gayam Swapna, Moparty Hamsika, Pala Manya, Kothari Shivangi
Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology West Virginia University Morgantown West Virginia USA.
Department of Internal Medicine Brooklyn Hospital Center New York City New York USA.
JGH Open. 2025 May 13;9(5):e70178. doi: 10.1002/jgh3.70178. eCollection 2025 May.
Gender inequality in medical conference speaking is glaring, women are vastly under-represented. Lack of gender diversity in leadership spills into speaking opportunities at conferences, leading to a self-propagating cycle of gender inequality. Breaking this cycle is vital to closing the gap, since speaking at conferences is a key element of academic advancement.
This manuscript aims to highlight the paucity of women speakers at medical conferences despite adequate expertise, the importance of bringing balance to the stage and ways to improve visibility of women speakers.
Extensive search was conducted for articles on pubmed, google scholar, Science Direct, WVU Library database using manels.
Increased visibility of women on stage encourages women attendees and trainees to pursue leadership and speaking opportunities, which is key to "closing the gender gap" for future generations. Gender balanced panels on stage is an important aspect of "Diversity and Inclusion," which will motivate and encourage other women workforce to follow suit.
医学会议演讲中的性别不平等现象十分明显，女性代表人数严重不足。领导层缺乏性别多样性影响到会议的发言机会，导致性别不平等的自我延续循环。打破这一循环对于缩小差距至关重要，因为在会议上发言是学术进步的关键因素。
本手稿旨在强调尽管有足够的专业知识，但医学会议上女性演讲者稀缺的情况，实现舞台平衡的重要性以及提高女性演讲者知名度的方法。
使用关键词在PubMed、谷歌学术、科学Direct、西弗吉尼亚大学图书馆数据库上广泛搜索相关文章。
增加女性在舞台上的曝光度会鼓励女性参会者和实习生争取领导和发言机会，这是为后代“缩小性别差距”的关键。舞台上性别平衡的小组讨论是“多元化与包容性”的一个重要方面，这将激励和鼓励其他女性员工效仿。
