Gender distribution and women leadership in German otolaryngology, head and neck surgery

• Verfasst von: Saadoun, Rakan [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Risse, Eva-Maria [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Sadoun, Leen [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Kamal, Abdallah [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Pudszuhn, Annett [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Obermueller, Theresa [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Gender distribution and women leadership in German otolaryngology, head and neck surgery
• Titelzusatz: original research
• Verf.angabe: Rakan Saadoun MD, Eva-Maria Risse MD, BSc, MSt, MSc, Leen Sadoun BS, Abdallah Kamal MD, Annett Pudszuhn MD, Theresa Obermueller MD
• E-Jahr: 2023
• Jahr: April 2023
• Umfang: 9 S.
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Fussnoten: Online veröffentlicht: 29. März 2023 ; Gesehen am 26.03.2024
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology
• Ort Quelle: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2016
• Jahr Quelle: 2023
• Band/Heft Quelle: 8(2023), 2, Seite 426-434
• ISSN Quelle: 2378-8038
• DOI: doi:10.1002/lio2.1050
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: disparity
• Sach-SW: female
• Sach-SW: gender
• Sach-SW: inequity
• Sach-SW: women
• K10plus-PPN: 1884390803

Abstract

Objective To determine the distribution of female physicians throughout the rank from resident to leadership positions in German Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) departments. Methods This cross-sectional study collected data about the physician workforce in the German OHNS. The primary outcome was the proportion of female physicians. Data were collected from 165 departments from January 2022 to February 2022. The physician workforce was stratified based on gender and leadership. Results We included 2089 physicians from 165 departments of OHNS in German hospitals. Female residents and specialists outnumbered male peers (484/872 [55.5%] vs. 388/872 [44.5%] and 224/363 [61.71%] vs. 139/363 [38.29%], respectively). However, the women proportion decreased gradually with elevated hierarchical rank starting at the attending physician level to reaching its lowest extreme (14/165 [7.23%]) at the head of the department level. Holding a leadership position was associated with being male (n = 282 [85.2%] vs. n = 49 [14.8%], p < .0001). This persisted even after controlling the academic rank in a multivariable regression model (OR: 5.027, 95% CI: 3.536-7.146). The gap between the two genders in favor of men regarding leadership persisted in all kinds of hospitals. However, this disparity was lowest in university hospitals, (male: n = 83 [78.3%] vs. female: n = 23, [21.7%], p < .0001). Conclusions Even though women outnumbered men in resident and specialist positions, they are still underrepresented in leadership positions in OHNS. Continuous surveillance is needed to watch the dynamic changes in the gap between the two genders and address it with more sex equality-supporting policies. Level of Evidence IV.