A Comparison of the Representation of Women in Editor Positions at Major Medical Journals in 2021 vs 2011.

Christina StarchlVianca ShahInes Zollner-SchwetzJovana KnezevicSimon GeigerKarin Amrein

Published in: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (2022)

In almost all evaluated disciplines and editor positions, there was an increase in the percentage of women at top-ranked medical journals over a 10-year period. Despite this increase, improvements are still needed to accelerate the currently slow rate of change in these positions to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion for women in medicine.

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