Coalition for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE)-a protocol for a global cross-sectional survey of health and gender equity in rheumatology.
Tayyeba KhursheedPavel V OvseikoSarah DyballRan NakashimaAna Maria Arredondo GonzalezAlejandra BabiniAsgar Ali KallaCatherine HillDebashish DandaDzifa DeyLisa TrabocoElena NikiphorouGhita HarifiHumeira BadshahIhsane HmamouchiJoan Marie Von FeldtJúlia Boechat FaraniLaura AndreoliMariana Peixoto GuimarãesCarlos Enrique Toro GutiérrezCristiana Sieiro SantosChristina DuftnerDeshiré Alpizar-RodriguezNelly ZiadéPenélope Esther PalominosSyed Atiqul HaqWilson Bautista MolanoYoshiya TanakaLaure GossecVikas AgarwalGrace C WrightLaura C CoatesLatika Guptanull nullPublished in: Rheumatology advances in practice (2024)
This e-survey represents a comprehensive global initiative led by an international consortium, aimed at exploring and investigating the gender-related disparities and obstacles encountered by rheumatologists and rheumatology health-care professionals across diverse communities and health-care environments. By pursuing this initiative, we aim to take the broader rheumatology community a step closer to understanding the underlying origins of inequities and their determinants. Such insights are pivotal in identifying viable interventions and strategies to foster gender equity within the field. Ultimately, our collective objective is to ensure equitable access to opportunities for every individual, irrespective of gender, thereby promoting inclusivity and fairness across the entire spectrum of professional practice and career development.