Women have been underrepresented in both medical leadership positions and research designs for a long time. However, as gender ratios and mindsets start to shift, the seemingly unshakably male-dominated field slowly moves towards equal opportunities for both sexes. Read our inspiring examples from healthcare management to cardiology, AI development and more.
Stay tuned for the second part of our special next week!
Article • Gender issues
Promoting equity for women in cardiology in the UK
A national network of mentors and female role models, created by the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS), aims to encourage women to become cardiologists and end male dominance and negative and sexist comments.
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News • Clinical cardiovascular trialsWomen still underrepresented in CVD researchWomen remain underrepresented in cardiovascular clinical trials despite guidelines and legal requirements developed almost 30 years ago to ensure broader inclusivity. This lack of representation can limit availability of treatment data on the number ... |
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News • Gender parityWhy heart failure research needs more female authorsWhile about a quarter of physicians and researchers working in advanced heart failure (HF) and transplant cardiology are women, representation of women leading HF research remains limited, according to new research led by Penn Medicine. The authors ... |
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Article • Gender biasSex-specific guidelines for cardiovascular diseasesWomen are missing out on appropriate cardiac care because guidelines and medications often fail to take into account gender and conditions that specifically affect the female population. Women are also underrepresented in clinical trials for new ... |
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Article • AI in public healthInspiring women to create technology that impacts societySome people change the narrative about technology and society. One of them is Nuria Oliver, Chief Data Scientist at Data-Pop Alliance, Chief Scientific Advisor at the Vodafone Institute, and Co-founder and Vice-president of the European Laboratory ... |
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Article • Preprogrammed bias?AI and the gender gap: Data holds a legacy of discriminationTechnologies based on artificial intelligence (AI) are considered the epitome of progress. However, the data AI algorithms use to draw their conclusions is outdated. It ignores the existence of biological sex and socio-cultural gender and their ... |
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Article • Women in medical R&DInnovation depends on more than just technical skillsCécile Geneviève is one of the few women who lead research and development (R&D) at a major company and her increasingly female team reflects women’s growing interest in the field. But while gender balance is an important criterion, it takes ... |
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Article • Women & researchCovid-19 and gender parity: a worrisome scenarioThe pandemic could challenge what little achievement has been made so far in the field, a prominent Spanish medical oncologist explained during the virtual European Lung Cancer Conference |
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News • Lack of femalesSex biases in drug dose trials leads to overmedicated womenWomen are more likely than men to suffer adverse side effects of medications because drug dosages have historically been based on clinical trials conducted on men, suggests new research from UC Berkeley and the University of Chicago. Researchers ... |
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Article • Workspace, management, researchWomen in healthcareLong time underrepresented in both leadership positions and research design, women have come a long way in restoring gender equality in healthcare settings. Yet, many challenges still remain. Keep reading to find out more about latest research, ... |
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