TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of gender and caregiving responsibilities on academic success in hematology
AU - King, Allison A.
AU - Vesely, Sara K.
AU - Vettese, Emily
AU - Cook, Sadie
AU - Cuker, Adam
AU - Stock, Wendy
AU - Homer, Morgan
AU - Fritz, Josel
AU - Sung, Lillian
N1 - Funding Information:
The primary outcome of academic success was based on promotion committee criteria from the authors’ institutions and was defined as one of the following in the previous 3 years (since January 2014): (1) the number of first-or senior-author peer-reviewed publications, (2) the number of total publications regardless of author position, (3) percent effort in research, and (4) being the principal investigator for any federal grant. Federal grants included operating grants from the National Institutes of Health (including R, K, U, P, and T mechanisms), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and the Human Resources and Services Administration. Canadian federal funding sources were the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute. A foundation grant included any private foundation that awards funds to support research. The secondary outcomes we evaluated were being a principal investigator on a foundation grant and being a principal investigator on a federal or foundation grant.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 by The American Society of Hematology.
PY - 2020/2/25
Y1 - 2020/2/25
N2 - We previously identified gender disparities in academic success during evaluation of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Clinical Research Training Institute (CRTI) and hypothesized that it may be related to caregiving. The objective was to evaluate the impact of gender and caregiving responsibilities on academic success. A cross-sectional survey that included a question about caregiving responsibilities was distributed to alumni who participated in CRTI from 2003 to 2016 and asked about academic productivity in the previous 3 years. Publications and grants were abstracted from submitted curriculum vitae. Academic success was defined as number of first- or senior-author publications, total publications, grants, and percent effort in research. Of 280 potential respondents, 258 responded (92% response rate), 169 (66%) had caregiving responsibilities, and 110 (43%) were men. Respondents with caregiving responsibilities had fewer first- or senior-author publications (median, 3 vs 5; P = .003) and less percent effort in research (median, 40% vs 50%; P = .006). Men had more first- or senior-author publications (median, 4 vs 3; P = .002) and more total publications (median, 12 vs 6.5; P = .0002) than women. When stratified by those without (P = .0001) or with (P = .042) caregiving responsibilities, men had more publications than women. Among men, caregiving responsibilities significantly reduced all outcomes. However, among women, caregiving did not have an impact. In conclusion, men had more publications than women whether or not they had caregiving responsibilities. However, among men, caregiving reduced academic productivity whereas among women, caregiving did not have impact. The scientific community will need to continue to identify the reasons for disparities and implement changes to address them.
AB - We previously identified gender disparities in academic success during evaluation of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Clinical Research Training Institute (CRTI) and hypothesized that it may be related to caregiving. The objective was to evaluate the impact of gender and caregiving responsibilities on academic success. A cross-sectional survey that included a question about caregiving responsibilities was distributed to alumni who participated in CRTI from 2003 to 2016 and asked about academic productivity in the previous 3 years. Publications and grants were abstracted from submitted curriculum vitae. Academic success was defined as number of first- or senior-author publications, total publications, grants, and percent effort in research. Of 280 potential respondents, 258 responded (92% response rate), 169 (66%) had caregiving responsibilities, and 110 (43%) were men. Respondents with caregiving responsibilities had fewer first- or senior-author publications (median, 3 vs 5; P = .003) and less percent effort in research (median, 40% vs 50%; P = .006). Men had more first- or senior-author publications (median, 4 vs 3; P = .002) and more total publications (median, 12 vs 6.5; P = .0002) than women. When stratified by those without (P = .0001) or with (P = .042) caregiving responsibilities, men had more publications than women. Among men, caregiving responsibilities significantly reduced all outcomes. However, among women, caregiving did not have an impact. In conclusion, men had more publications than women whether or not they had caregiving responsibilities. However, among men, caregiving reduced academic productivity whereas among women, caregiving did not have impact. The scientific community will need to continue to identify the reasons for disparities and implement changes to address them.
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U2 - 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000084
DO - 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000084
M3 - Article
C2 - 32097459
AN - SCOPUS:85082169011
VL - 4
SP - 755
EP - 761
JO - Blood advances
JF - Blood advances
SN - 2473-9529
IS - 4
ER -