AANS Beyond 2021: Full Collection-Gender Equity of Promoting Practice in Academic Neurosurgery in the United States

Gender Equity of Promoting Practice in Academic Neurosurgery in the United States

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In this video, Catherine Kearns, a neurosurgery resident at the University of Virginia, discusses the gender equity in academic neurosurgery in the United States. She highlights the current underrepresentation of women in the field and specifically in higher academic ranks and leadership positions. Kearns presents findings from a study that examined factors associated with professorship and chair or directorship positions among academic neurosurgeons. The study analyzed data from 1,606 faculty members and found that while there were differences between male and female neurosurgeons in terms of training, titles, and research productivity, gender itself was not a significant predictor of academic rank or leadership positions. Kearns acknowledges the limitations of the study but suggests that these results indicate a lack of identifiable gender discrimination in promoting practices within academic neurosurgical institutions in the United States.

Keywords

gender equity

academic neurosurgery

underrepresentation of women

academic ranks

leadership positions