Gender Imbalance at Academic Plastic Surgery Meetings

• Published in: Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963) Vol. 143; no. 6; p. 1798
• Main Authors: Santosa, Katherine B, Larson, Ellen L, Vannucci, Bianca, Lapidus, Jodi B, Gast, Katherine M, Sears, Erika D, Waljee, Jennifer F, Suiter, Amy M, Sarli, Cathy C, Mackinnon, Susan E, Snyder-Warwick, Alison K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2019
• Subjects: Bibliometrics; Congresses as Topic - statistics & numerical data; Efficiency; Female; Humans; Male; Physicians, Women - statistics & numerical data; Publications - statistics & numerical data; Sex Distribution; Surgery, Plastic - statistics & numerical data; United States; United States

Participation in scientific meetings yields multiple benefits, yet participation opportunities may not be equally afforded to men and women. The authors' primary goal was to evaluate the representation of men and women at five major academic plastic surgery meetings in 2017. Secondarily, the au...