PD33-05 A SEAT AT THE TABLE: AN 18 YEAR ANALYSIS OF FEMALE REPRESENTATION ON UROLOGIC JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP

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You have accessJournal of UrologyEducation Research V (PD33)1 Sep 2021PD33-05 A SEAT AT THE TABLE: AN 18 YEAR ANALYSIS OF FEMALE REPRESENTATION ON UROLOGIC JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP Megan Prunty, Stephen Rhodes, Helen Sun, April Miller, Adam Calaway, Lee Ponsky, Katie Murray, and Laura Bukavina Megan PruntyMegan Prunty More articles by this author , Stephen RhodesStephen Rhodes More articles by this author , Helen SunHelen Sun More articles by this author , April MillerApril Miller More articles by this author , Adam CalawayAdam Calaway More articles by this author , Lee PonskyLee Ponsky More articles by this author , Katie MurrayKatie Murray More articles by this author , and Laura BukavinaLaura Bukavina More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000002037.05AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Abstract INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Gender disparities in editorial board composition exist across a variety of surgical subspecialties. Our primary aim was to assess temporal changes in female representation on editorial boards of urologic journals. Then, we assessed the relationship between editorial board composition and female authorship as a secondary aim. METHODS: Female authorship was assessed for the eight highest impact factor urology journals. Publication records were retrieved using the easyPubMed package for R between 2002 and 2020. The gender package for R predicted gender using authors’ first names. Editorial boards were manually extracted, and titles were categorized as Editor-in-Chief, Mid-Level Editor, and Editorial Board. Data were analyzed with hierarchical logistic regression models. RESULTS: Eight journals and 59,375 articles were analyzed. No female has ever held the title of Editor-in-Chief. Overall, female editorial staff composition has increased, with larger growth seen in Mid-Level Editors than in the Editorial Board. Journal specific differences were noted: the slowest growth of female editors was noted in Journal of Urology and European Urology, whereas Neurourology and Urodynamics and Journal of Sexual Medicine had significantly higher than average female representation (Figure 1). For many journals, there is a positive relationship between the proportion of females in editorial positions and the proportion of female authors (Figure 2). CONCLUSIONS: Females in urology represent a small but increasing presence as editorial staff. Clear differences exist between journals, potentially attributable to specialty specific demographics. Despite increasing representation, no female has ever been appointed Editor-in-Chief for the eight journals evaluated. A positive correlation between female editorial staff and female authorship was observed in our study. Given the implication of both academic authorship and editorial board assignment on academic advancement, journals may wish to consider strategies to mitigate the gender gap in editorial staff. Source of Funding: n/a © 2021 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 206Issue Supplement 3September 2021Page: e577-e578 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2021 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Megan Prunty More articles by this author Stephen Rhodes More articles by this author Helen Sun More articles by this author April Miller More articles by this author Adam Calaway More articles by this author Lee Ponsky More articles by this author Katie Murray More articles by this author Laura Bukavina More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement Loading ...