A ten-year comparison of women authorship in U.S. dermatology literature, 1999 vs. 2009
Women are entering medicine at increasing rates, particularly in dermatology. In this study, we compared women’s influence and status in academic dermatology with that of men by examining authorship roles in peer-reviewed dermatology literature. We examined the literature in 2009 and compared that t...
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| author | Shali Zhang, MD Ha-Young Kim, BA Rachel E.S. Hill, MD Emir Veledar, PhD Suephy C. Chen, MD, MS |
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| description | Women are entering medicine at increasing rates, particularly in dermatology. In this study, we compared women’s influence and status in academic dermatology with that of men by examining authorship roles in peer-reviewed dermatology literature. We examined the literature in 2009 and compared that to 10 years prior (1999). A total of 1399 articles were reviewed, 594 of which met study criteria and were included in statistical analysis. There was a marked increase in senior female authorship over a decade (22% vs. 38%, p < 0.001). Female first authorship increased as well (41% vs. 51%, p < 0.001). In contrast, changes in male senior and first authorship were not statistically significant. Federal funding for female senior authors increased over a decade (19% vs. 37%, p = 0.05), and female senior authors in the 2009 cohort were more likely to hold a dual MD/PhD degree (0% vs. 11%, p = 0.04) or pure PhD degree (11% vs. 27%, p = 0.04). Women are approaching parity with men in terms of authorship in the dermatology literature, and additional research training and attainment of federal funding have helped women publish as senior authors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-056093872f304e43a82ac1af57a8f4482022-12-22T04:10:24ZengWolters KluwerInternational Journal of Women's Dermatology2352-64752016-03-012114A ten-year comparison of women authorship in U.S. dermatology literature, 1999 vs. 2009Shali Zhang, MD0Ha-Young Kim, BA1Rachel E.S. Hill, MD2Emir Veledar, PhD3Suephy C. Chen, MD, MS4Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USAEmory College of Arts and Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USADepartment of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USADepartment of Biostatistics, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USADepartment of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA; Division of Dermatology, Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center, Decatur, GA, USA; Corresponding author.Women are entering medicine at increasing rates, particularly in dermatology. In this study, we compared women’s influence and status in academic dermatology with that of men by examining authorship roles in peer-reviewed dermatology literature. We examined the literature in 2009 and compared that to 10 years prior (1999). A total of 1399 articles were reviewed, 594 of which met study criteria and were included in statistical analysis. There was a marked increase in senior female authorship over a decade (22% vs. 38%, p < 0.001). Female first authorship increased as well (41% vs. 51%, p < 0.001). In contrast, changes in male senior and first authorship were not statistically significant. Federal funding for female senior authors increased over a decade (19% vs. 37%, p = 0.05), and female senior authors in the 2009 cohort were more likely to hold a dual MD/PhD degree (0% vs. 11%, p = 0.04) or pure PhD degree (11% vs. 27%, p = 0.04). Women are approaching parity with men in terms of authorship in the dermatology literature, and additional research training and attainment of federal funding have helped women publish as senior authors.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352647515000635 |
| spellingShingle | Shali Zhang, MD Ha-Young Kim, BA Rachel E.S. Hill, MD Emir Veledar, PhD Suephy C. Chen, MD, MS A ten-year comparison of women authorship in U.S. dermatology literature, 1999 vs. 2009 International Journal of Women's Dermatology |
| title | A ten-year comparison of women authorship in U.S. dermatology literature, 1999 vs. 2009 |
| title_full | A ten-year comparison of women authorship in U.S. dermatology literature, 1999 vs. 2009 |
| title_fullStr | A ten-year comparison of women authorship in U.S. dermatology literature, 1999 vs. 2009 |
| title_full_unstemmed | A ten-year comparison of women authorship in U.S. dermatology literature, 1999 vs. 2009 |
| title_short | A ten-year comparison of women authorship in U.S. dermatology literature, 1999 vs. 2009 |
| title_sort | ten year comparison of women authorship in u s dermatology literature 1999 vs 2009 |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352647515000635 |
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