The gender imbalance in medicine has been a topic of increasing interest and discussion. There are increasing proportions of graduating female medical students globally, with 41.1% of Australian doctors, 47% of UK doctors and 46% of medical residents in the USA being female [1, 2]. However, in positions of influence, the proportions change, such that in the USA only 21% of medical professors and 16% of medical deans are female [3]. Postulated reasons for this include implicit and unconscious gender bias and fewer promotion opportunities available to women. Analysis of the sex distribution of presenters in national and international conferences in 2017 demonstrates a significantly lower proportion of women in more prominent roles compared with men http://bit.ly/2lGJz02

中文翻译：

---

平等与否？女性在呼吸内科会议上的地位低于男性

医学中的性别失衡一直是一个越来越受到关注和讨论的话题。全球女性医学生的比例越来越高，41.1% 的澳大利亚医生、47% 的英国医生和 46% 的美国医学居民是女性 [1, 2]。然而，在有影响力的职位上，比例发生了变化，以至于在美国，只有 21% 的医学教授和 16% 的医学院长是女性 [3]。推测的原因包括隐性和无意识的性别偏见以及女性可获得的晋升机会较少。对 2017 年国内和国际会议演讲者性别分布的分析表明，与男性相比，女性担任更重要角色的比例明显较低 http://bit.ly/2lGJz02