Background

Gender representation in academic publications has been considered a surrogate for gender equity in medicine, although this concept has not been evaluated in pediatric surgery.

Methods

First and last author genders for Journal of Pediatric Surgery articles from United States and/or Canadian institutions (2007, 2012, 2017) were identified. These data were compared to gender proportions for applicants to and matriculants in pediatric surgery fellowships as well as among American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) members.

Results

Authorship gender was identified for 632/640 primary articles (98.8%). From 2007 to 2017, the proportion of women as first authors increased from 33.0% to 53.9% (p < 0.001) and as last authors from 16.2% to 26.4% (p = 0.01). The proportion of women fellowship applicants rose from 35.9% to 57.6% (p < 0.001); among those who successfully matched the rise was nonlinear (20.5%–34.0%, p = 0.16). APSA junior and senior women membership proportions rose during the study period [from 28.1% to 43.4% (p = 0.06 for linear trend) and 17.9% to 24.4% (p = 0.005 for linear trend), respectively].

Conclusions

Over the past decade, the overall proportion of women authors in a leading academic pediatric surgery journal has increased significantly, although representation among last authors remains disproportionately low. The numbers of women applicants to pediatric surgery fellowship increased but there was not a concordant rise in the number of women accepted into training positions.

Type of study

Bibliometric analysis.

Level of evidence

n/a

中文翻译：

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学术著作是否反映了儿科手术中的性别偏见？《儿科外科杂志》 2007-2017年分析。

背景

尽管尚未在儿科手术中评估此概念，但学术出版物中的性别代表性已被视为医学中性别平等的替代品。

方法

确定了来自美国和/或加拿大机构的《小儿外科杂志》文章的第一作者和最后作者的性别（2007年，2012年，2017年）。将这些数据与小儿外科研究金的申请者和预科生以及美国小儿外科协会（APSA）成员中的性别比例进行了比较。

结果

确定了632/640篇主要文章的作者性别（98.8％）。从2007年到2017年，第一作者的女性比例从33.0％增加到53.9％（p <0.001），而最后一位作者的比例从16.2％增加到26.4％（p = 0.01）。女性奖学金申请者的比例从35.9％增加到57.6％（p <0.001）；在那些成功匹配上升趋势的人中，是非线性的（20.5％–34.0％，p = 0.16）。APSA初级和高级女性成员比例在研究期间有所上升[分别从28.1％增至43.4％（线性趋势为p = 0.06）和17.9％至24.4％（线性趋势为p = 0.005）]。

结论

在过去的十年中，领先的儿科外科学术期刊中女性作者的总体比例显着增加，尽管最后一位作者中的女性代表比例仍然过低。申请儿科外科研究金的妇女人数有所增加，但接受培训的妇女人数并没有相应增加。

学习类型

文献计量分析。

证据水平

不适用