Assessing Contemporary Trends in Female Speakership within Urologic Oncology

To evaluate multidisciplinary female representation at urologic oncology conferences, we reviewed speakership trends at contemporary Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) and American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Symposium (GU-ASCO) annual meetings. Meeting programs from SUO and GU-ASCO f...

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Published in:Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) N.J.), 2021-04, Vol.150, p.41-46
Main Authors: Talwar, Ruchika, Bernstein, Adrien, Jones, Amanda, Crook, Juanita, Apolo, Andrea B., Taylor, Jennifer M., Burke, Lauren M., Plimack, Elizabeth R., Porten, Sima P., Greene, Kirsten L., Psutka, Sarah P., Smith, Angela B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Congresses as Topic - statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Medical Oncology
Physicians, Women - statistics & numerical data
Physicians, Women - trends
Societies, Medical
United States
Urology
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Summary:To evaluate multidisciplinary female representation at urologic oncology conferences, we reviewed speakership trends at contemporary Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) and American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Symposium (GU-ASCO) annual meetings. Meeting programs from SUO and GU-ASCO from 2015 to 2019 were analyzed. Biographical information was determined by querying institutional websites and social/professional media platforms. Statistical analyses were performed to assess for differences and relationships between male and female authorship based on gender, specialty, professional, and educational factors. We identified 1102 speakers at genitourinary oncology conferences. Overall, 222 (20%) were female. There was no significant difference between female speakership rates at SUO and GU-ASCO. The overall proportion of female speakers increased over time, but not when analyzing each individual subspecialty conference separately. Several professional and educational differences were noted between genders. Female speakers were more likely to be medical oncologists (P
ISSN:0090-4295
1527-9995
DOI:10.1016/j.urology.2020.08.006