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Has Female Authorship in Family Medicine Research Evolved Over Time?

Yalda Jabbarpour, Elizabeth Wilkinson, Megan Coffman and Alexa Mieses
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2020, 18 (6) 496-502; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2584
Yalda Jabbarpour
1Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care, Washington, DC
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Elizabeth Wilkinson
1Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care, Washington, DC
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Megan Coffman
1Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care, Washington, DC
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Alexa Mieses
1Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care, Washington, DC
2University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Department of Family Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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    Female editorial board membership, 2008-2017.

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    Logistic regression for likelihood of an article having a female first author.

    JABFM = Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.

    Note: N = 2,623. Includes articles categorized as original research articles. Controlled for publication year (2008-2017), number of authors (1, 2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-25), and funding type (reported, not reported).

    Sources: Family Medicine, Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, Annals of Family Medicine, 2008-2017, via MEDLINE.

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    Logistic regression for likelihood of an article having a female last author.

    JABFM = Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.

    Note: N = 2,223. Includes articles categorized as original research articles. Controlled for publication year (2008-2017), number of authors (1, 2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-25), and funding type (reported, not reported).

    Sources: Family Medicine, Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, Annals of Family Medicine, 2008-2017, via MEDLINE.

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    Representation of Women Among First Authors, Last Authors, and Editorial Boards Across 3 Family Medicine Journals, 2008-2017

    No. Female/No. TotalPercent
    Overall
    First author1,209/2,62346.1
    Last author857/2,22338.6
    Editorial board279/74937.2
    Family Medicine
    First author498/99350.2
    Last author344/74546.2
    Editorial board94/19648.0
    Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
    First author409/91644.7
    Last author311/84636.8
    Editorial board62/24425.4
    Annals of Family Medicine
    First author302/71442.3
    Last author202/63232.0
    Editorial board123/30939.8

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