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Reeves MGR, Pasricha MV, Ludwig CA, Chandramohan A, Azad AD, Li AS, Rosenblatt TR, Sears CM, Kossler AL, Do DV, Pan CK. Trends in Leadership and Award Recognition Among Women in the American Society of Retina Specialists. J Vitreoretin Dis 2022; 6:374-380. [PMID: 37006904 PMCID: PMC9954927 DOI: 10.1177/24741264211021019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
Purpose This work evaluates trends in achievement of women in the retina field, through an analysis of gender representation in the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS). Methods This retrospective, longitudinal study spans 1983 to 2020. Historical data classified by male or female gender were collected from ASRS's overall membership, board of directors and officers, and recipients of the 4 society awards. The proportion of each benchmark held by women was compared with prior decades since the founding of ASRS using the Fisher's exact test. Results Women's representation increased from 11% of ASRS members in 2007 to 19.7% in 2020. From 2010 to 2019, women received a higher proportion of society awards (21.1%) compared with membership prior to the start of that decade. In 2020, women were proportionally well represented in board of director positions (21.9%) and held a significantly higher proportion of board positions than in the period 1983 to 1989 (P = .02). From 1983 to 2020, women held 4.3% (1 of 23) of presidencies. Conclusions Although the number of women in retina is increasing, women remain underrepresented in the leadership of ASRS. Interventions to increase exposure to female mentorship and improve childcare benefits are warranted to engage female ophthalmology trainees in retina and ultimately society leadership.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mary-Grace R. Reeves
- Department of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of
Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
| | - Malini Veerappan Pasricha
- Department of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of
Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
| | - Cassie A. Ludwig
- Department of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of
Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Retina Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and
Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Arthika Chandramohan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of
Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology,
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Amee D. Azad
- Department of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of
Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
| | - Angela S. Li
- Department of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of
Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
| | - Tatiana R. Rosenblatt
- Department of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of
Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
| | - Connie Martin Sears
- Department of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of
Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
| | - Andrea L. Kossler
- Department of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of
Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
| | - Diana V. Do
- Department of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of
Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
| | - Carolyn K. Pan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of
Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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