The mean proportion of female speakers at medical specialty conferences was 9.8% higher (SE, 1.9% P < .001) than the mean proportion of female speakers at surgical specialty conferences for all years analyzed. The mean (SD) proportion of female conference speakers for all meetings analyzed significantly increased from 24.6% (14.6%) for 40 meetings in 2007 to 34.1% (15.1%) for 181 meetings in 2017 ( P < .001). The proportion of women ranged from 0% to 82.6% of all speakers. Results In total, 181 conferences with 701 individual meetings were analyzed, including 100 medical and 81 surgical specialty conferences. Main Outcomes and Measures The mean of the proportion of female speakers at each conference per year. The comparison group was active physicians in Canada and in the United States. Conferences held in English language, hosted in Canada or the United States, and targeted to a physician audience with 100 or more attendees were included. Eligible conferences were identified using a sensitive search strategy, and a previously validated tool was used to analyze each meeting speaker list and to assign a proportion of female speakers. Objective To determine the trend during the last decade in the proportion of speakers who were women at major academic medical conferences held in Canada and in the United States.ĭesign, Setting, and Participants A cross-sectional analysis was conducted examining the gender of speakers listed in meeting programs of medical conferences held in Canada and in the United States in 2007 and from 2013 through 2017. Representation of female physicians at academic meetings has been identified as an important component of gender equity however, this topic has not been systematically assessed. Importance Gender equity is a prominent issue in the medical profession. Shared Decision Making and Communication.Scientific Discovery and the Future of Medicine.Health Care Economics, Insurance, Payment.Clinical Implications of Basic Neuroscience.

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