PD46-12 DO WOMEN HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE?: EVALUATING BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN AUA SUBSPECIALTY SOCIETIES FOR GENDER EQUALITY

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You have accessJournal of UrologyHealth Services Research: Practice Patterns, Quality of Life and Shared Decision Making IV (PD46)1 Sep 2021PD46-12 DO WOMEN HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE?: EVALUATING BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN AUA SUBSPECIALTY SOCIETIES FOR GENDER EQUALITY Daniel Gonzalez, Logan Jones, Laura Martin, Parris Diaz, Raveen Syan, and Ranjith Ramasamy Daniel GonzalezDaniel Gonzalez More articles by this author , Logan JonesLogan Jones More articles by this author , Laura MartinLaura Martin More articles by this author , Parris DiazParris Diaz More articles by this author , Raveen SyanRaveen Syan More articles by this author , and Ranjith RamasamyRanjith Ramasamy More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000002060.12AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Abstract INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Though only 10% of all practicing urologists in the 2019 American Urological Association (AUA) census data are females, women in Urology are a growing fraction of our workforce, where 51% of Urology applicants in the 2021 Urology match were female. While this trend is encouraging, women are disproportionately underrepresented when it comes to leadership positions. We characterized the current gender gap amongst board of directors (BOD) in different subspecialty societies recognized by the AUA. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional observational study of BOD members in different subspecialty societies recognized by the AUA from 2014-2020 that participate in the annual AUA meeting. The website for each society was queried. If information was missing or unclear, we contacted societies to obtain the BOD list. RESULTS: We evaluated BODs from 10 AUA subspecialty societies, totaling 540 members. The proportion of female BOD members increased over time in a majority of societies (Figure 1). The greatest increases were seen in the Society for the study of Male reproduction (SSMR) from 0% to 9%, and Indian American Urological Association (IAUA) from 4% to 13%. However, the proportion of female BOD members declined over time in Society for Basic Urologic research (SBUR) from 34% to 25%. There were no elected female board members in the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) and Urologic Society for Transplantation and Renal Surgery (USTRS) from 2014-2020. CONCLUSIONS: Women are disproportionately underrepresented in BOD positions in urologic subspecialties. Though majority of AUA subspeciality societies have shown an encouraging increase in female inclusion, certain societies fail to represent women altogether, or have seen a decline over time in female BOD representation. Future efforts should be made to help promote the advancement of women to positions of leadership to better reflect the changing landscape of Urology. Source of Funding: None © 2021 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 206Issue Supplement 3September 2021Page: e753-e754 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2021 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Daniel Gonzalez More articles by this author Logan Jones More articles by this author Laura Martin More articles by this author Parris Diaz More articles by this author Raveen Syan More articles by this author Ranjith Ramasamy More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement Loading ...