Abstract
Despite progress toward gender equality, female academic ophthalmologists continue to face considerable challenges. Although ophthalmology ranks third among surgical specialties in female representation, 1 Association of American Medical CollegesActive Physicians by Sex and Specialty, 2017. AAMC, Washington, DC2017 Google Scholar 72% of US residency program directors and 90% of department chairs are male. 2 Kloosterboer A. Yannuzzi N.A. Gedde S.J. Sridhar J. Residency program directors of United States Ophthalmology Programs: a descriptive analysis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2020; 209: 71-76 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (12) Google Scholar ,3 Dotan G. Qureshi H.M. Gaton D.D. Chairs of United States Academic Ophthalmology Departments: a descriptive analysis and trends. Am J Ophthalmol. 2018; 196: 26-33 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (13) Google Scholar This study assessed the ophthalmology literature to track female authorship trends over 5 years, focusing specifically on first and last author positions given their relative importance for promotion and tenure. 4 Nichani A.S. Whose manuscript is it anyway? The 'Write' position and number of authors. J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2013; 17: 283-284 Crossref PubMed Scopus (3) Google Scholar
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