@article{4670ec1fdae7428b940c12175a3d69ac,
title = "Representation of Women on Journal Editorial Boards Affiliated with the Association of American Medical College's Council of Faculty and Academic Societies",
abstract = "Background: The Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS) comprises representatives from medical schools and professional societies who guide the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Given the AAMC's stated mission to improve diversity and inclusion, we used gender-related representation on journal editorial boards as a proxy for evaluating CFAS member societies' commitments to equity. Methods: From screenshots of journal mastheads (n = 44) collected June 3-6, 2019, individuals were categorized by editorial position. Outcome measures included numbers of men and women among faculty, deans, department chairs, physicians, and nonphysicians on editorial boards. Outcomes were compared with 2018 AAMC and US Bureau of Labor Statistics workforce data. Results: Overall, the proportion of women among journal editors was 29.0% (364 of 1,255), range 0%-53.3%. This proportion was significantly less than the proportion of women among US medical school faculty and medical scientists. The lowest percentages of women were found among journals' section or topic editors (19.2%) and editors-in-chief (20.4%). Men were significantly more likely to be a professor or department chair and women were significantly more likely to be an associate professor or assistant professor, suggesting a bidirectional process between rank and editorial position that may inhibit the advancement of academic women, particularly women physicians. Conclusions: This study revealed disparities in the equitable representation of women among CFAS member-affiliated journal editors. Because CFAS member societies participate in a mutually beneficial relationship with the AAMC, they should strive to attain the equity goals set forth by the AAMC.",
keywords = "academic medicine, academic society, editorial board, gender, journal, women",
author = "Ellinas, {Elizabeth H.} and Best, {Jennifer A.} and Kowalski, {Alicia M.} and Sharkey, {Katherine M.} and Shillcutt, {Sasha K.} and Kenda Al-Assi and Silver, {Julie K.}",
note = "Funding Information: E.H.E.: as an academic physician. E.H.E. gives professional talks such as grand rounds and medical conference plenary and receives honoraria from conference organizers. She also serves as an advisor on external grants related to women in academia and receives remuneration for those roles. J.A.B. and K.A.-A.: none. A.M.K.: as an academic physician, A.M.K. gives professional talks such as grand rounds and medical conference plenary lectures and receives honoraria from conference organizers. A.M.K. has grant funding from: The American Medical Association ( Joy in Practice). She founded and co-chairs a national conference on physician wellbeing and career sustainability, Burnout to Brilliance. K.M.S. receives royalties from UpToDate and grant support from the NIH and the Hassenfeld Institute. K.M.S. is an uncompensated founding member of TIMES UP Healthcare. S.S. gives professional talks such as grand rounds and medical conference plenary lectures and receives honoraria from conference organizers on the topics of echocardiography, cardiac anesthesiology, and burnout. S.S. is the owner of Brave Enough LLC, a website and conference for professional women. J.K.S. has no disclosure related to this work. Unrelated to this work, J.K.S. has published books and receives royalties from book publishers, and she gives professional talks such as grand rounds and medical conference plenary lectures and receives honoraria from conference organizers. She has participated in research funded by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation (physician and patient care disparities), Binational Scientific Foundation (culinary telemedicine research), and the Warshaw Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Medical Oncology (pancreatic cancer). J.K.S. is an uncompensated founding member of TIMES UP Healthcare. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Copyright 2021, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2021.",
year = "2021",
month = aug,
doi = "10.1089/jwh.2020.8676",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "30",
pages = "1095--1106",
journal = "Journal of Women's Health",
issn = "1540-9996",
publisher = "Mary Ann Liebert Inc.",
number = "8",
}