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THREAD on @BMJLeader study: bmjleader.bmj.com/content/early/…
➡️ Gender and racial CONFERENCE PANEL KEYNOTE SPEAKER representation at Royal College conferences 2015-2019
➡️ Publicly available data: 20 of the 70 conferences
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THREAD on @BMJLeader study: bmjleader.bmj.com/content/early/…
➡️ Gender and racial CONFERENCE PANEL KEYNOTE SPEAKER representation at Royal College conferences 2015-2019
➡️ Publicly available data: 20 of the 70 conferences
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At 60% (n=12) of conferences in our sample, there
was a predominance of male speakers.
Median percentage of female speakers: 35 - 46%.
In 15% (n=3) of conferences, there were an equal number of male and female keynote speakers.
No #manels detected! 🤯 @medicalwomenuk
At 60% (n=12) of conferences in our sample, there
was a predominance of male speakers.
Median percentage of female speakers: 35 - 46%.
In 15% (n=3) of conferences, there were an equal number of male and female keynote speakers.
No #manels detected! 🤯 @medicalwomenuk
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At 20% (n=4) of conferences examined, none of the keynote speakers were from ethnic minorities.
Median % ethnic minority speakers 9 - 18%.
No increase from 2015 to 2019.
@crageshri @RammyaMathew @Dr2NisreenAlwan @DrRakN @DrJessPotter
At 20% (n=4) of conferences examined, none of the keynote speakers were from ethnic minorities.
Median % ethnic minority speakers 9 - 18%.
No increase from 2015 to 2019.
@crageshri @RammyaMathew @Dr2NisreenAlwan @DrRakN @DrJessPotter
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Only 10% (n=2) of conferences featured an
equal number of White and minority keynote speakers (the 2019 @FSRH_UK and the 2017 @RCObsGyn Conference).
Median of 1 minority & 9 White keynote speakers per conference: applicable across all specialty conferences.
Only 10% (n=2) of conferences featured an
equal number of White and minority keynote speakers (the 2019 @FSRH_UK and the 2017 @RCObsGyn Conference).
Median of 1 minority & 9 White keynote speakers per conference: applicable across all specialty conferences.
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ACTION POINTS:
➡️ Conference organising teams should be diverse - virtual events allow more people to attend
➡️ As speaker at a conference, you can ask the organisers how diverse the panel is
➡️ As a delegate, prompt organisers to include diverse range of panel members
ACTION POINTS:
➡️ Conference organising teams should be diverse - virtual events allow more people to attend
➡️ As speaker at a conference, you can ask the organisers how diverse the panel is
➡️ As a delegate, prompt organisers to include diverse range of panel members
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Limitations:
No data at all being available for 6 of the 14 Royal Colleges investigated
Gender / ethnicity guessed from name?
No idea about exact ethnicity beyond BAME
Focus on gender but not on disability or sexuality
Limitations:
No data at all being available for 6 of the 14 Royal Colleges investigated
Gender / ethnicity guessed from name?
No idea about exact ethnicity beyond BAME
Focus on gender but not on disability or sexuality
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Personal thoughts:
I wish the graphs were bigger! But publication space is limited.
Personal thoughts:
I wish the graphs were bigger! But publication space is limited.
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The authors use Caucasian over White.
From Angela Saini's "Superior: the rise of race science" explains how the Caucasus is inaccurate.
Race is social construct - this doesn't mean race/racism doesn't exist.
The authors use Caucasian over White.
From Angela Saini's "Superior: the rise of race science" explains how the Caucasus is inaccurate.
Race is social construct - this doesn't mean race/racism doesn't exist.
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BAME is a frustrating term for many: implies homogeneity and odd pronunciation: bah-mee, bay-me.
Others include either:
Racially minoritised OR ethnic minorities: thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…
BAME is a frustrating term for many: implies homogeneity and odd pronunciation: bah-mee, bay-me.
Others include either:
Racially minoritised OR ethnic minorities: thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…
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