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A ten-year comparison of women authorship in U.S. dermatology literature, 1999 vs. 2009.

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Zhang, S; Kim, H-Y; Hill, RES; Veledar, E; Chen, SC
Published in: Int J Womens Dermatol
March 2017

Women are entering medicine at increasing rates, particularly in dermatology. In this study, we compared women's influence and status in academic dermatology with that of men by examining authorship roles in peer-reviewed dermatology literature. We examined the literature in 2009 and compared that to 10 years prior (1999). A total of 1399 articles were reviewed, 594 of which met study criteria and were included in statistical analysis. There was a marked increase in senior female authorship over a decade (22% vs. 38%, p < 0.001). Female first authorship increased as well (41% vs. 51%, p < 0.001). In contrast, changes in male senior and first authorship were not statistically significant. Federal funding for female senior authors increased over a decade (19% vs. 37%, p = 0.05), and female senior authors in the 2009 cohort were more likely to hold a dual MD/PhD degree (0% vs. 11%, p = 0.04) or pure PhD degree (11% vs. 27%, p = 0.04). Women are approaching parity with men in terms of authorship in the dermatology literature, and additional research training and attainment of federal funding have helped women publish as senior authors.

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Int J Womens Dermatol

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2352-6475

Publication Date

March 2017

Volume

3

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1 Suppl

Start / End Page

S58 / S61

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United States
 

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Zhang, S., Kim, H.-Y., Hill, R. E. S., Veledar, E., & Chen, S. C. (2017). A ten-year comparison of women authorship in U.S. dermatology literature, 1999 vs. 2009. Int J Womens Dermatol, 3(1 Suppl), S58–S61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijwd.2017.02.012
Zhang, Shali, Ha-Young Kim, Rachel E. S. Hill, Emir Veledar, and Suephy C. Chen. “A ten-year comparison of women authorship in U.S. dermatology literature, 1999 vs. 2009.Int J Womens Dermatol 3, no. 1 Suppl (March 2017): S58–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijwd.2017.02.012.
Zhang S, Kim H-Y, Hill RES, Veledar E, Chen SC. A ten-year comparison of women authorship in U.S. dermatology literature, 1999 vs. 2009. Int J Womens Dermatol. 2017 Mar;3(1 Suppl):S58–61.
Zhang, Shali, et al. “A ten-year comparison of women authorship in U.S. dermatology literature, 1999 vs. 2009.Int J Womens Dermatol, vol. 3, no. 1 Suppl, Mar. 2017, pp. S58–61. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ijwd.2017.02.012.
Zhang S, Kim H-Y, Hill RES, Veledar E, Chen SC. A ten-year comparison of women authorship in U.S. dermatology literature, 1999 vs. 2009. Int J Womens Dermatol. 2017 Mar;3(1 Suppl):S58–S61.
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Published In

Int J Womens Dermatol

DOI

ISSN

2352-6475

Publication Date

March 2017

Volume

3

Issue

1 Suppl

Start / End Page

S58 / S61

Location

United States