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Opportunity Costs of Internal Promotions in Plastic Surgery: Are Women Given a Fair Shot?
BACKGROUND: Academic advancement in plastic surgery necessitates creation of opportunities for rising faculty, which are pivotal for women in their efforts to close prominent gender gaps in higher ranks. We study positions of academic prestige that benefit from internal nomination as surrogates for...
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2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9076437/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35539292 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004302 |
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author | Plana, Natalie M. Smith, Kira L. Hu, Sophia Xu, Wen Broach, Robyn B. Butler, Paris D. Lin, Ines C. |
author_facet | Plana, Natalie M. Smith, Kira L. Hu, Sophia Xu, Wen Broach, Robyn B. Butler, Paris D. Lin, Ines C. |
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description | BACKGROUND: Academic advancement in plastic surgery necessitates creation of opportunities for rising faculty, which are pivotal for women in their efforts to close prominent gender gaps in higher ranks. We study positions of academic prestige that benefit from internal nomination as surrogates for opportunities afforded to men and women seeking leadership roles. METHODS: We collected the following datapoints: authors of invited discussions published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from 2010 to 2019; current editorial board members of representative plastic surgery journals; recipients of society-sponsored traveling fellowships; and directors of the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Public profiles for all authors and surgeons were referenced to confirm gender identification. RESULTS: Seven-hundred ninety-seven plastic and reconstructive surgery discussions were included, 18% of which included female first or senior authorship. Seventy-one (9%) discussions listed a female senior author. Male and female senior authors were equally as likely to collaborate with a female first co-author (25% and 26%, respectively). Only 17% of invited authors contributed to 55% of discussion articles. Women occupied 19% of journal editorial board positions, though none were editors-in-chief. American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, American Society of Maxiliofacial Surgeons, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and Plastic Surgery Foundation traveling fellowships were awarded to one (3%), four (7%), five (13%), and 141 (15%) female plastic surgeons, respectively. Women comprise 26% of directors of American Board of Plastic Surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Female representation in plastic surgery is rising, but it is not mirrored across appointed positions in academia. We should strive to support advancements that allow selected prestigious positions to more accurately reflect the gender distribution within the plastic surgery community. |
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spelling | pubmed-90764372022-05-09 Opportunity Costs of Internal Promotions in Plastic Surgery: Are Women Given a Fair Shot? Plana, Natalie M. Smith, Kira L. Hu, Sophia Xu, Wen Broach, Robyn B. Butler, Paris D. Lin, Ines C. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Education BACKGROUND: Academic advancement in plastic surgery necessitates creation of opportunities for rising faculty, which are pivotal for women in their efforts to close prominent gender gaps in higher ranks. We study positions of academic prestige that benefit from internal nomination as surrogates for opportunities afforded to men and women seeking leadership roles. METHODS: We collected the following datapoints: authors of invited discussions published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from 2010 to 2019; current editorial board members of representative plastic surgery journals; recipients of society-sponsored traveling fellowships; and directors of the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Public profiles for all authors and surgeons were referenced to confirm gender identification. RESULTS: Seven-hundred ninety-seven plastic and reconstructive surgery discussions were included, 18% of which included female first or senior authorship. Seventy-one (9%) discussions listed a female senior author. Male and female senior authors were equally as likely to collaborate with a female first co-author (25% and 26%, respectively). Only 17% of invited authors contributed to 55% of discussion articles. Women occupied 19% of journal editorial board positions, though none were editors-in-chief. American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, American Society of Maxiliofacial Surgeons, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and Plastic Surgery Foundation traveling fellowships were awarded to one (3%), four (7%), five (13%), and 141 (15%) female plastic surgeons, respectively. Women comprise 26% of directors of American Board of Plastic Surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Female representation in plastic surgery is rising, but it is not mirrored across appointed positions in academia. We should strive to support advancements that allow selected prestigious positions to more accurately reflect the gender distribution within the plastic surgery community. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022-05-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9076437/ /pubmed/35539292 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004302 Text en Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. |
spellingShingle | Education Plana, Natalie M. Smith, Kira L. Hu, Sophia Xu, Wen Broach, Robyn B. Butler, Paris D. Lin, Ines C. Opportunity Costs of Internal Promotions in Plastic Surgery: Are Women Given a Fair Shot? |
title | Opportunity Costs of Internal Promotions in Plastic Surgery: Are Women Given a Fair Shot? |
title_full | Opportunity Costs of Internal Promotions in Plastic Surgery: Are Women Given a Fair Shot? |
title_fullStr | Opportunity Costs of Internal Promotions in Plastic Surgery: Are Women Given a Fair Shot? |
title_full_unstemmed | Opportunity Costs of Internal Promotions in Plastic Surgery: Are Women Given a Fair Shot? |
title_short | Opportunity Costs of Internal Promotions in Plastic Surgery: Are Women Given a Fair Shot? |
title_sort | opportunity costs of internal promotions in plastic surgery: are women given a fair shot? |
topic | Education |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9076437/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35539292 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004302 |
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