Scientific medical conferences can be easily modified to improve female inclusion: a prospective study.

Scientific medical conferences can be easily modified to improve female inclusion: a prospective study – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Author Interview: Victoria Salem on improving female inclusion in conferences

Commentaries:

Women participate less at conferences, even with gender-balanced delegates – Imperial College London

Women participate less at conferences, even if gender-balanced – study – The Guardian

Commentaries on Twitter

?conference organisers take note: female chairs and picking first questions from females are easy modifications for scientific medical conferences to improve female inclusion https://t.co/pt722RB6E8

— Dr Sharleen O’Reilly (@OReillySharleen) August 5, 2021

"If women are not visible at conferences, they cannot act as role models…creating a self-perpetuating cycle."

How scientific medical conferences can be easily modified to improve female inclusion. Read in @TheLancetEndo—https://t.co/3vK5KCdqco #GenerationEquality pic.twitter.com/YPaqnlcCZo

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 30, 2021

Excellent study @Soc_Endo – a female session chair and the first question asked by a woman significantly increases active female participation at a scientific conference – read @TheLancetEndo and listen to first author Victoria Salem, highly recommended! @MDSEquality @500womensci https://t.co/PWECJ7TLFU

— Wiebke Arlt ? ? Birmingham, Yes Birmingham (@WiebkeArlt) July 30, 2021