Julie K Silver1, Anna M Bank2, Chloe S Slocum1, Cheri A Blauwet1, Saurabha Bhatnagar1, Julie A Poorman1, Richard Goldstein1, Julia M Reilly1, Ross D Zafonte1. 1. From the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School (J.K.S., C.A.B., S.B., J.A.P., R.G., J.M.R., R.D.Z.); Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (J.K.S., C.A.B., S.B., J.A.P., R.G., J.M.R.); Massachusetts General Hospital (J.K.S.); Brigham and Women's Hospital (J.K.S., C.A.B.); Department of Neurology (A.M.B.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School; Harvard Medical School (C.S.S.); Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (C.S.S.), Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital; VA Boston Healthcare System (S.B.); Medical Affairs, Research and Education (R.D.Z.), Spaulding Rehabilitation Network; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (R.D.Z.), Massachusetts General Hospital; and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (R.D.Z.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. 2. From the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School (J.K.S., C.A.B., S.B., J.A.P., R.G., J.M.R., R.D.Z.); Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (J.K.S., C.A.B., S.B., J.A.P., R.G., J.M.R.); Massachusetts General Hospital (J.K.S.); Brigham and Women's Hospital (J.K.S., C.A.B.); Department of Neurology (A.M.B.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School; Harvard Medical School (C.S.S.); Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (C.S.S.), Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital; VA Boston Healthcare System (S.B.); Medical Affairs, Research and Education (R.D.Z.), Spaulding Rehabilitation Network; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (R.D.Z.), Massachusetts General Hospital; and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (R.D.Z.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. amb2304@cumc.columbia.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate representation by gender among recipients of physician recognition awards presented by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). METHODS: We analyzed lists of individual recipients over the 63-year history of the AAN recognition awards. Included were awards intended primarily for physician recipients that recognized a body of work over the course of a career. The primary outcome measures were total numbers and proportions of men and women physician award recipients. RESULTS: During the period studied, the proportion of women increased from 18% (1996) to 31.5% (2016) among AAN US neurologist members and from 18.6% (1992) to 35% (2015) in academia, and the AAN presented 323 awards to physician recipients. Of these recipients, 264 (81.7%) were men and 59 (18.3%) were women. During the most recent 10-year period studied (2008-2017), the proportion of women increased from 24.7% (2008) to 31.5% (2016) among AAN US neurologist members and from 28% (2009) to 35% (2015) in academia, and the AAN presented 187 awards to physician recipients, comprising 146 men (78.1%) and 41 women (21.9%). Although it has been more than 2 decades since the proportion of women among US neurologist members of the AAN was lower than 18%, 1 in 4 AAN award categories demonstrated 0% to 18% representation of women among physician recipients during the most recent decade. Moreover, for highly prestigious awards, underrepresentation was more pronounced. CONCLUSION: Although the reasons why are not clear, women were often underrepresented among individual physician recognition award recipient lists, particularly for highly prestigious awards.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate representation by gender among recipients of physician recognition awards presented by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). METHODS: We analyzed lists of individual recipients over the 63-year history of the AAN recognition awards. Included were awards intended primarily for physician recipients that recognized a body of work over the course of a career. The primary outcome measures were total numbers and proportions of men and women physician award recipients. RESULTS: During the period studied, the proportion of women increased from 18% (1996) to 31.5% (2016) among AAN US neurologist members and from 18.6% (1992) to 35% (2015) in academia, and the AAN presented 323 awards to physician recipients. Of these recipients, 264 (81.7%) were men and 59 (18.3%) were women. During the most recent 10-year period studied (2008-2017), the proportion of women increased from 24.7% (2008) to 31.5% (2016) among AAN US neurologist members and from 28% (2009) to 35% (2015) in academia, and the AAN presented 187 awards to physician recipients, comprising 146 men (78.1%) and 41 women (21.9%). Although it has been more than 2 decades since the proportion of women among US neurologist members of the AAN was lower than 18%, 1 in 4 AAN award categories demonstrated 0% to 18% representation of women among physician recipients during the most recent decade. Moreover, for highly prestigious awards, underrepresentation was more pronounced. CONCLUSION: Although the reasons why are not clear, women were often underrepresented among individual physician recognition award recipient lists, particularly for highly prestigious awards.
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