Evaluating implicit gender bias at Canadian otolaryngology meetings through use of professional title

作     者：Kylen Van Osch Agnieszka Dzioba Khadija Ahmed Andrew MacDonald Jamila Skinner Harley Williams Julie E.Strychowsky M.Elise Graham Kylen Van Osch;Agnieszka Dzioba;Khadija Ahmed;Andrew MacDonald;Jamila Skinner;Harley Williams;Julie E. Strychowsky;M. Elise Graham

作者机构：Department of Otolaryngology-Head&Neck SurgerySchulich School of Medicine&DentistryWestern UniversityLondonOntarioCanada Department of OtolaryngologyLondon Health Sciences Centre Children's HospitalLondonOntarioCanada Faculty of MedicineSchulich School of Medicine&DentistryWestern UniversityLondonOntarioCanada 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery》 (世界耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志（英文）)

年 卷 期：2024年第10卷第1期

页      面：12-17页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100213[医学-耳鼻咽喉科学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：None 

主　　题：attitude of health personnel gender identity Otolaryngology women 

摘      要：Objectives:Increasing numbers of women enter medical school *** number of female physicians in leadership positions has been much slower to *** are also well‐documented differences in the treatment of women as compared to men in professional *** presenters are less likely to be introduced by their professional title(“Doctor)for grand rounds and conferences,especially with a man performing the *** study reviewed the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery(CSOHNS)meetings from 2017 to 2020 to determine the proportion of presenters introduced by their professional title and whether this varied by ***:Recordings from CSOHNS meetings were reviewed and coded for introducer and presenter demographics,including leadership positions and ***‐squared tests of proportion and multivariate logistic regression was used to compare genders and identify factors associated with professional versus unprofessional forms of ***:No significant association was found between professional title use and introducer or presenter *** presenters were introduced with professional title 69.6%of the time,while male presenters were introduced with professional title 67.6%of the time(P=0.69).Residents were introduced with a professional title with the most frequency(75.8%),while attending staff were introduced with a professional title with the least frequency(63.0%)(P=0.02).Conclusions:The lack of gender bias in speaker introductions at recent CSOHNS meetings demonstrates progress in achieving gender equity in *** efforts should continue to define additional forms of unconscious bias that may be contributing to gender inequity in leadership positions.