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Abstract Details

Gender disparities in course speakers at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Annual Meeting
Practice, Policy, and Ethics
P5 - Poster Session 5 (5:30 PM-6:30 PM)
4-059
To examine gender differences in course speakers and directors at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Annual Meeting (Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­AM) from 2014 -2018. 
Gender equality is a topic of national interest. Recent publications highlight the underrepresentation of women in high impact journal authorship and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ (Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­) recognition awards. 
A retrospective analysis of conference data was examined. The names of speakers and directors for all courses offered were reviewed from the 2014-2018 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­AM programs. Gender was determined by name inspection and internet search.  Total active and academic neurologists in 2015 were used as controls. AAMC reports this data bi-annually; 2017 data is not yet available. Proportion of male and female active neurologists, academic neurologists, course directors, and course speakers were compared via Chi Square.
In 2015, 37.4% of academic neurologists were female, compared to 28.1% of active neurologists (p=<0.00001). With the exception of 2016-2017, there was no difference in speaker distribution compared to active neurologists (2016, 32.3%F vs 28.1%F, p=0.02; 2017, 31.5%F vs 28.1%F p<0.05). However, compared to the proportion of women in academic neurology, there were fewer women speakers (2014, 25.4% vs 37.4% p=<0.00001; 2015, 29.1% vs 37.4% p=0.00002; 2016, 32.3% vs 37.4% p<0.009; 2017, 31.5% vs 37.4% p=0.002; 2018, 31.1% vs 37.4% p<0.002) and fewer women directors, except in 2016 and 2018 (2014, 26.7% vs 37.4% p=0.001; 2015, 30.1% vs 37.4% p=0.031; 2017, 29.8% vs 37.4% p=0.009). 
Female neurologists are underrepresented as speakers and directors for courses at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­AM compared to demographics in academic neurology, a group typically considered content experts given their involvement in research and guideline development.  Such opportunities can play a role in career progression, particularly in academia. While this trend seems to be decreasing over time, the program committee may wish to consider additional strategies to narrow this gap.
Authors/Disclosures
Morgan Figurelle, MD
PRESENTER 		Dr. Figurelle has nothing to disclose.
Amy K. Guzik, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ (Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) Dr. Guzik has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Local law firms, available by request.