Gender parity perspectives in Asia Pacific : a descriptive analysis of Philippine rheumatology conferences
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Traboco, Lisa SZamora-Abrahan, Geraldine
Reyes, Sheila Marie
Ovseiko, Pavel V
Sandhu, Nimrat Kaur
Gupta, Latika
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St Luke's Medical Center-Bonifacio Global City; St Luke's Medical Center-Quezon City; University of Oxford; Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust; et al.Publication date
2023-03-13Subject
Rheumatology
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Gender parity at conferences can facilitate progress in academia towards the attainment of gender equality as emphasized in the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. The Philippines is a low to middle-income country in the Asia Pacific with relatively egalitarian gender norms experiencing significant growth in rheumatology. We examined the Philippines as a case study to analyze the impact of divergent gender norms on gender equity in rheumatology conference participation. We used publicly available data from PRA conference materials from 2009 to 2021. Gender was identified from information provided by organizers, online science directory networks, and a name-to-gender inference platform, the Gender application program interface (API). International speakers were identified separately. The results were then compared to other rheumatology conferences around the world. The PRA had 47% female faculty. Women were more likely to be the first authors in abstracts at the PRA (68%). There were more females among new inductees in PRA with the male: female ratio (M:F) of 1:3. The gender gap among new members declined from 5:1 to 2.7:1 from 2010 to 2015. However, low female representation was observed among international faculty (16%). Gender parity at the PRA was found to be considerably better when compared to other rheumatology conferences in the USA, Mexico, India, and Europe. However, a wide gender gap persisted among international speakers. Cultural and social constructs may potentially contribute to gender equity in academic conferences. Further research is recommended to assess the impact of gender norms on gender parity in academia in other Asia-Pacific countries.Citation
raboco LS, Zamora-Abrahan G, Reyes SM, Ovseiko PV, Sandhu NK, Gupta L. Gender parity perspectives in Asia Pacific: a descriptive analysis of Philippine rheumatology conferences. Rheumatol Int. 2023 Jun;43(6):1135-1141. doi: 10.1007/s00296-023-05303-8Type
ArticlePMID
36912939Journal
Rheumatology InternationalPublisher
Springerae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s00296-023-05303-8