Abstract
Objective: Despite the increase in the female contribution to careers in the health sector, Dentistry hasshown slow progress towards gender equality. The objective of this study was to quantify the proportion ofwomen in the editorial committees of dental journals in the world. Material and Methods: Dental journalspublished in the world were compiled, which met inclusion criteria: dental journals indexed to Scopus intheir 2020 edition, access to the composition of the editorial committee. Non-current journals, without accessto their website, journals not classified in a quartile, and journals with publishers outside their country oforigin, were excluded. The selection of journals was carried out from January 11 to 19, 2021. The analysisvariables were the composition of the editorial committee, dental specialty according to the SJR categoryand the title of the journal, quartile of the journal, and country of origin of the editorial headquarters.Results: One hundred eighty nine journals were identified. Women represented 22.91% for the position ofdirector or editor-in-chief. With respect to associate editors and members of the editorial board, 24.76%and 22.91% were women, respectively. Likewise, greater female participation was observed in Q2 and Q1journals and in thematic areas of Geriatric Dentistry, Dental Education, Dental Public Health, and BasicSciences. Conclusion: The findings demonstrate the low proportion of women on the editorial boards ofdental journals in the world.KEYWORDSGender; Women; Dentistry; Editor; Editorial board; Research.
Highlights
According to the Global Gender Gap Index, it describes a current difference of 31.4% worldwide and that it will close in the 108 years in the 115 countries evaluated [1]
Our findings show the low representation of women on the editorial boards of dental journals
A supremacy of men in relation to women was evidenced (168/39), being similar to that reported by Ioannidou and Rosania [9], who found that only 2 of the 69 dental journals included in the Journal Citation Reports had women as editor-inchief
Summary
According to the Global Gender Gap Index, it describes a current difference of 31.4% worldwide and that it will close in the 108 years in the 115 countries evaluated [1]. The participation of women in the scientific field has decreased compared to the participation of men in scientific research [2]. The participation of women in various medical areas has increased, they remain a minority such as in dentistry. Various phenomena such as the “glass ceiling”, the “Curie effect” or the “Matilda effect”, have been referenced as possible responses to the situation of women within the world scientific community and to demonstrate that, despite the increase in women in higher education or even becoming older compared to men, significant differences are still perceived in the promotion and permanence in specialization and postgraduate careers [4]
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