Gender gap at a large European urological congress: still at the beginning

Purpose Women are underrepresented at scientific conferences, decreasing the visibility of female role models, which are vital for aspiring young female scientists. This investigation aimed to evaluate female representation at the German Society of Urology's (GSoU) annual meeting. Methods The p...

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Published in:World journal of urology 2022-01, Vol.40 (1), p.257-262
Main Authors: Hüsch, Tanja, Haferkamp, Axel, Thomas, Christian, Steffens, Joachim, Fornara, Paolo, Kranz, Jennifer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Conferences
Congresses as Topic
Female
Gender
Gender equity
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nephrology
Oncology
Original
Original Article
Physicians, Women - statistics & numerical data
Retrospective Studies
Sex Distribution
Urology
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Summary:Purpose Women are underrepresented at scientific conferences, decreasing the visibility of female role models, which are vital for aspiring young female scientists. This investigation aimed to evaluate female representation at the German Society of Urology's (GSoU) annual meeting. Methods The programs of the GSoU meeting of 2011, 2018, 2019 and the virtual conference in 2020 were retrospectively quantified by gender and categorized by chair or speaker, type, and topic of the session. Descriptive analysis was applied. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify gender inequity and variables influencing gender distribution. A p value of 
ISSN:0724-4983
1433-8726
DOI:10.1007/s00345-021-03777-4