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Global evidence of gender equity in academic health research: a scoping review.
Tricco, Andrea C; Nincic, Vera; Darvesh, Nazia; Rios, Patricia; Khan, Paul A; Ghassemi, Marco M; MacDonald, Heather; Yazdi, Fatemeh; Lai, Yonda; Warren, Rachel; Austin, Alyssa; Cleary, Olga; Baxter, Nancy N; Burns, Karen E A; Coyle, Douglas; Curran, Janet A; Graham, Ian D; Hawker, Gillian; Légaré, France; Watt, Jennifer; Witteman, Holly O; Clark, Jocalyn P; Bourgeault, Ivy L; Parsons Leigh, Jeanna; Ahmed, Sofia B; Lawford, Karen; Aiken, Alice B; Langlois, Etienne V; McCabe, Christopher; Shepperd, Sasha; Skidmore, Becky; Pattani, Reena; Leon, Natalie; Lundine, Jamie; Adisso, Évèhouénou Lionel; El-Adhami, Wafa; Straus, Sharon E.
  • Tricco AC; Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Andrea.tricco@unityhealth.to.
  • Nincic V; Epidemiology Division and Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Darvesh N; Queen's Collaboration for Health Care Quality Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
  • Rios P; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Khan PA; Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Ghassemi MM; Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • MacDonald H; Independent Researcher, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Yazdi F; Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Lai Y; Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Warren R; Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Austin A; Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Cleary O; Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Baxter NN; Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Burns KEA; Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Coyle D; Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Curran JA; Centre for Health Policy and Management, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
  • Graham ID; Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Hawker G; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Légaré F; Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Watt J; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Witteman HO; HEI, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Clark JP; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  • Bourgeault IL; Department of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Parsons Leigh J; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  • Ahmed SB; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  • Lawford K; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Aiken AB; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Langlois EV; Vitam Research Centre in Sustainable Health, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
  • McCabe C; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada.
  • Shepperd S; Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Skidmore B; Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Pattani R; Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Leon N; Vitam Research Centre in Sustainable Health, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
  • Lundine J; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada.
  • Adisso ÉL; Office of Education and Professional Development, Université Laval, Quebec City, Québec, Canada.
  • El-Adhami W; Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Straus SE; The Lancet Ltd, London, London, UK.
BMJ Open ; 13(2): e067771, 2023 02 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2284503
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

To chart the global literature on gender equity in academic health research.

DESIGN:

Scoping review.

PARTICIPANTS:

Quantitative studies were eligible if they examined gender equity within academic institutions including health researchers. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME

MEASURES:

Outcomes related to equity across gender and other social identities in academia (1) faculty workforce representation of all genders in university/faculty departments, academic rank or position and salary; (2) service teaching obligations and administrative/non-teaching activities; (3) recruitment and hiring data number of applicants by gender, interviews and new hires for various rank; (4) promotion opportunities for promotion and time to progress through academic ranks; (5) academic leadership type of leadership positions, opportunities for leadership promotion or training, opportunities to supervise/mentor and support for leadership bids; (6) scholarly output or productivity number/type of publications and presentations, position of authorship, number/value of grants or awards and intellectual property ownership; (7) contextual factors of universities; (8) infrastructure; (9) knowledge and technology translation activities; (10) availability of maternity/paternity/parental/family leave; (11) collaboration activities/opportunities for collaboration; (12) qualitative considerations perceptions around promotion, finances and support.

RESULTS:

Literature search yielded 94 798 citations; 4753 full-text articles were screened, and 562 studies were included. Most studies originated from North America (462/562, 82.2%). Few studies (27/562, 4.8%) reported race and fewer reported sex/gender (which were used interchangeably in most studies) other than male/female (11/562, 2.0%). Only one study provided data on religion. No other PROGRESS-PLUS variables were reported. A total of 2996 outcomes were reported, with most studies examining academic output (371/562, 66.0%).

CONCLUSIONS:

Reviewed literature suggest a lack in analytic approaches that consider genders beyond the binary categories of man and woman, additional social identities (race, religion, social capital and disability) and an intersectionality lens examining the interconnection of multiple social identities in understanding discrimination and disadvantage. All of these are necessary to tailor strategies that promote gender equity. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER Open Science Framework https//osf.io/8wk7e/.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Faculty / Gender Equity Type of study: Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials / Reviews Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Pregnancy Language: English Journal: BMJ Open Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Bmjopen-2022-067771

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Faculty / Gender Equity Type of study: Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials / Reviews Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Pregnancy Language: English Journal: BMJ Open Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Bmjopen-2022-067771