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Gender Balance in Anesthesiology: Is a Change of Societal Mindset Needed?

With great interest, we are following the discussion on Speaker Gender Representation and Trends in Authorship. While it is indeed very popular and important to look at speaker representation, authorship, or board membership by gender, the underlying reasons for the unequal gender representation are not as easy to determine. Counting numbers on panels or boards may also not add up to real representation.

Citation:
von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Sommerfield A. Gender Balance in Anesthesiology: Is a Change of Societal Mindset Needed? Anesth Analg. 2021;132(1):270-4.

Keywords:
Gender balance; anesthesiology; trends in authorship

Abstract:
With great interest, we are following the discussion on Speaker Gender Representation
and Trends in Authorship. While it is indeed very popular and important to look at speaker representation, authorship, or board membership by gender, the underlying reasons for the unequal gender representation are not as easy to determine. Counting numbers on panels or boards may also not add up to real representation.