From presentation to paper: Gender disparities in oncological research.

ABSTRACT: Gender disparities in scientific publications have been identified in oncological research. Oral research presentations at major conferences enhance visibility of presenters. The share of women presenting at such podia is unknown. We aim to identify gender-based differences in contributions to presentations at two major oncological conferences. Abstracts presented at plenary sessions of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meetings and European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congresses were collected. Trend analyses were used to analyze female contribution over time. The association between presenter's sex, study outcome (positive/negative) and journals' impact factors (IFs) of subsequently published papers was assessed using Chi-square and Mann-Whitney U tests. Of 166 consecutive abstracts presented at ASCO in 2011-2018 (n =?34) and ESMO in 2008-2018 (n =?132), 21% had female presenters, all originating from Northern America (n =?17) or Europe (n =?18). The distribution of presenter's sex was similar over time (p =?0.70). Of 2,425 contributing authors to these presented abstracts, 28% were women. The proportion of female abstract authors increased over time (p

SUBMITTER: Dijksterhuis WPM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7187424 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature