TY - JOUR
T1 - Key factors contributing to gender inequity in global rheumatology awards
T2 - A global survey analysis
AU - The CHANGE Study Group
AU - Day, Jessica
AU - Minikumari Rahulan, Lekshmi
AU - Singla, Shikha
AU - Yaadav, Praggya
AU - Bareen Khan, Arsh E.
AU - Roy, Debaditya
AU - Agarwal, Vikas
AU - Wright, Grace
AU - Andreoli, Laura
AU - Ovseiko, Pavel
AU - Coates, Laura
AU - Gupta, Latika
AU - Harifi, Ghita
AU - Badsha, Humeira
AU - Tanaka, Yoshiya
AU - Nakashima, Ran
AU - Haq, Syed Atiq
AU - So, Ho
AU - Chen, Yi Ming
AU - Salim, Babur
AU - Vaidya, Binit
AU - Wang, Qian
AU - Ravindran, Vinod
AU - Aggarwal, Vikas
AU - Agarwal, Vishwesh
AU - Sarkar, Manali
AU - Talreja, Taanya
AU - Akawatcharangura, Phonpen
AU - Siripaitoon, Boonjing
AU - Jatuworapruk, Kanon
AU - Shaharir, Syahrul Sazliyana
AU - Traboco, Lisa
AU - Togizbayev, Galym
AU - Bilgin, Emre
AU - Ziadé, Nelly
AU - Von Feldt, Joan Marie
AU - Colungapedraza, Iris J.
AU - Alpizar-Rodríguez, Deshiré
AU - Babini, Alejandra Magdalena
AU - Silva De Souza, Mariana Peixoto Guimarães Ubirajara E.
AU - Palomino, Penélope Esther
AU - Farani, Júlia Boechat
AU - Arredondo Gonzalez, Ana Maria
AU - Toro Gutiérrez, Carlos Enrique
AU - Bautista-Molano, Wilson
AU - Lekpa, Fernando Kemta
AU - Ibrahim Fanata, Moussa Elh
AU - Alexandre, Mubirigi
AU - Makhloufi, Chafia Dahou
AU - Dey, Dzifa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology. All rights reserved.
PY - 2026/2/1
Y1 - 2026/2/1
N2 - Objectives Despite increasing gender equity in the rheumatology workforce, disparities persist in leadership roles and prestigious career awards. The study aimed to identify key factors contributing to the under-representation of women among recipients of prestigious career awards in rheumatology. Methods A 13-item e-survey was distributed to rheumatologists and allied health professionals globally to identify factors contributing to gender disparity in award conferral. Results Among 227 respondents from 40 countries, 68.3% were female. The most significant barrier identified was the competing demands of domestic responsibilities on women (42.9%). Additional factors included a lack of female nominees (38.7%), limited visibility of female candidates (38.3%) and fewer leadership opportunities (35.0%). Conclusion This study underscores the impact of domestic responsibilities and restricted professional opportunities on gender inequity in rheumatology awards. These results call for diversification of selection committees, enhanced transparency in nomination and accurate assessment of the gender-specific impacts of career breaks on productivity.
AB - Objectives Despite increasing gender equity in the rheumatology workforce, disparities persist in leadership roles and prestigious career awards. The study aimed to identify key factors contributing to the under-representation of women among recipients of prestigious career awards in rheumatology. Methods A 13-item e-survey was distributed to rheumatologists and allied health professionals globally to identify factors contributing to gender disparity in award conferral. Results Among 227 respondents from 40 countries, 68.3% were female. The most significant barrier identified was the competing demands of domestic responsibilities on women (42.9%). Additional factors included a lack of female nominees (38.7%), limited visibility of female candidates (38.3%) and fewer leadership opportunities (35.0%). Conclusion This study underscores the impact of domestic responsibilities and restricted professional opportunities on gender inequity in rheumatology awards. These results call for diversification of selection committees, enhanced transparency in nomination and accurate assessment of the gender-specific impacts of career breaks on productivity.
KW - career awards
KW - gender bias
KW - gender inequity
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105031459702
U2 - 10.1093/rheumatology/keaf615
DO - 10.1093/rheumatology/keaf615
M3 - Article
C2 - 41259669
AN - SCOPUS:105031459702
SN - 1462-0324
VL - 65
JO - Rheumatology
JF - Rheumatology
IS - 2
M1 - keaf615
ER -