Christine E Ghatan1, Jonathan Altamirano2, Magali Fassiotto2, Marcelina G Perez3, Yvonne Maldonado2, Shellie Josephs4, Daniel Y Sze5, Nishita Kothary6. 1. Radiology Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California. 2. Office of Faculty Development and Diversity, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Dr., H3630, Stanford, CA 94305-5642. 3. Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Dr., H3630, Stanford, CA 94305-5642. 4. Division of Pediatric Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Dr., H3630, Stanford, CA 94305-5642. 5. Division of Interventional Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Dr., H3630, Stanford, CA 94305-5642. 6. Division of Interventional Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Dr., H3630, Stanford, CA 94305-5642. Electronic address: kothary@stanford.edu.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To examine the impact of targeted efforts to increase the number of female speakers at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) by reporting gender trends for invited faculty in 2017/2018 vs 2016. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Faculty rosters for the 2016, 2017, and 2018 SIR ASMs were stratified by gender to quantify female representation at plenary sessions, categorical courses, symposia, self-assessment modules, and "meet-the-expert" sessions. Keynote events, scientific abstract presentations, and award ceremonies were excluded. In 2017, the SIR Annual Meeting Committee issued requirements for coordinators to invite selected women as speakers. Session coordinators are responsible for issuing speaker invitations, and invited speakers have the option to decline. RESULTS: Years 2017 and 2018 showed increases in female speaker representation, with women delivering 13% (89 of 687) and 14% (85 of 605) of all assigned presentations, compared with 9% in 2016 (46 of 514; P = .03 and P = .01, respectively). Gender diversity correlated with the gender of the session coordinator(s). When averaged over a 3-year period, female speakers constituted 7% of the speaker roster (112 of 1,504 presentations) for sessions led by an all-male coordinator team, compared with 36% (108 of 302) for sessions led by at least 1 female coordinator (P < .0001). Results of the linear regression model confirmed the effect of coordinator team gender composition (P < .0001). CONCLUSIONS: Having a woman as a session coordinator increased female speaker participation, which suggests that the inclusion of more women as coordinators is one mechanism for achieving gender balance at scientific meetings.
PURPOSE: To examine the impact of targeted efforts to increase the number of female speakers at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) by reporting gender trends for invited faculty in 2017/2018 vs 2016. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Faculty rosters for the 2016, 2017, and 2018 SIR ASMs were stratified by gender to quantify female representation at plenary sessions, categorical courses, symposia, self-assessment modules, and "meet-the-expert" sessions. Keynote events, scientific abstract presentations, and award ceremonies were excluded. In 2017, the SIR Annual Meeting Committee issued requirements for coordinators to invite selected women as speakers. Session coordinators are responsible for issuing speaker invitations, and invited speakers have the option to decline. RESULTS: Years 2017 and 2018 showed increases in female speaker representation, with women delivering 13% (89 of 687) and 14% (85 of 605) of all assigned presentations, compared with 9% in 2016 (46 of 514; P = .03 and P = .01, respectively). Gender diversity correlated with the gender of the session coordinator(s). When averaged over a 3-year period, female speakers constituted 7% of the speaker roster (112 of 1,504 presentations) for sessions led by an all-male coordinator team, compared with 36% (108 of 302) for sessions led by at least 1 female coordinator (P < .0001). Results of the linear regression model confirmed the effect of coordinator team gender composition (P < .0001). CONCLUSIONS: Having a woman as a session coordinator increased female speaker participation, which suggests that the inclusion of more women as coordinators is one mechanism for achieving gender balance at scientific meetings.
Authors: Verónica A Segarra; Clara Primus; Graciela A Unguez; Ashanti Edwards; Candice Etson; Sonia C Flores; Catherine Fry; Ashley N Guillory; Susan L Ingram; Mark Lawson; Richard McGee; Stephanie Paxson; Laura Phelan; Kirsta Suggs; Leticia R Vega; Elizabeth Vuong; J Christopher Havran; Alfredo Leon; Michael D Burton; J Luis Lujan; Marina Ramirez-Alvarado Journal: Mol Biol Cell Date: 2020-11-01 Impact factor: 4.138