Purpose

To identify gender differences in leadership and academic rank within academic reproductive endocrinology (REI) programs with fellowships in the USA.

Methods

Official institutional websites of the 2017–2018 American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG)-accredited reproductive endocrinology fellowship programs were reviewed, and gender representation at each leadership position and academic rank (Division and Fellowship Director and Full, Associate, and Assistant Professor) was recorded. Univariate comparisons were performed using Chi-square tests, with significance at p < 0.05.

Results

Among 49 ABOG-accredited reproductive endocrinology programs, 263 faculty were identified, 129 (49.0%) male and 134 (51.0%) female. Division directors were 69.3% male and 30.7% female (p = 0.006). Similarly, fellowship directors were 65.3% male and 34.6% female (p = 0.03). Full professors (n = 101) were more frequently male (70.3% vs. 29.7%, p < 0.001). There was no difference in gender among associate professors (n = 60, 51.7% male vs. 48.3% female, p = 0.79), while significantly more assistant professors were female than male (n = 102, 73.6% vs. 26.4%, p < 0.001).

Conclusion

While a majority of residents in obstetrics and gynecology and half of reproductive endocrinology academic faculty are female, women are still underrepresented among leadership positions and full professors in academic reproductive endocrinology programs with fellowship programs.

中文翻译：

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学术生殖内分泌学项目中领导和学术排名的性别不平等。

目的

在美国提供奖学金的学术生殖内分泌学 (REI) 计划中，确定领导力和学术排名的性别差异。

方法

审查了 2017-2018 年美国妇产科委员会 (ABOG) 认可的生殖内分泌奖学金计划的官方机构网站，并审查了每个领导职位和学术职位的性别代表性（部门和奖学金主任以及全职、副教授和助理教授）被记录。使用卡方检验进行单变量比较，p  <  0.05具有显着性。

结果

在 49 个 ABOG 认可的生殖内分泌学项目中，确定了 263 名教师，其中男性 129 人（49.0%），女性 134 人（51.0%）。部门主管为 69.3% 男性和 30.7% 女性 ( p  = 0.006)。同样，研究金主任为 65.3% 的男性和 34.6% 的女性 ( p  = 0.03)。全职教授（n  = 101）更多是男性（70.3% 对 29.7%，p  < 0.001）。副教授之间没有性别差异（n  = 60，51.7% 男性 vs. 48.3% 女性，p  = 0.79），而助理教授的女性明显多于男性（n  = 102, 73.6% vs. 26.4%，p  < 0.001)。

结论

虽然大多数妇产科住院医师和一半的生殖内分泌学教员是女性，但女性在生殖内分泌学学术项目的领导职位和带奖学金项目的正教授中的人数仍然不足。