Female representation at Australasian specialty conferences

Effeney, Bridget; Phillips, Nicole; Sturgess, David

doi:10.5694/mja16.00752

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In a recent article, Modra and colleagues1 have highlighted the importance of balance and diversity throughout our workforce, including the scientific front end. The overlap of female under-representation in specialty medicine, research and scientific meeting presentations makes for harrowing reading. The prospect of remedy offers an exciting and worthwhile opportunity.

1 Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD
2 Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW
3 Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD

Correspondence: d.sturgess@uq.edu.au

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1. Modra LJ, Austin DE, Yong SA, et al. Female representation at Australasian specialty conferences. Med J Aust 2016; 204: 385. <MJA full text>
2. Martin JL. Ten simple rules to achieve conference speaker gender balance. PLoS Comput Biol 2014; 10: e1003903.

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