• Rozita Jalilianhasanpour, Huan Chen, Brian Caffo, Pamela Johnson, Elham Beheshtian, and David M Yousem.
• Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Division of Neuroradiology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287. Electronic address: rjalili1@jhmi.edu.
• Acad Radiol. 2020 Dec 1; 27 (12): 1760-1766.

Rationale And ObjectivesWomen remain underrepresented in leadership positions in radiology. We sought to determine if 1) women are equitably represented in the senior author positions in radiology journals and 2) if women's contributions to the radiology literature and their individual productivity are proportional to their representation at senior academic rank.Materials And MethodsThe gender of 3,702 first and last authors listed for manuscripts published in nine high-impact American radiology journals was assessed between 2002-2017. For the same years, the gender composition of academic faculty and ranks based on AAMC data was queried. Statistical tests were employed to detect discrepancies and changes over time.ResultsFirst authorship by women grew from 26.9% to 37.4% and from 15.7% to 23.9% as senior author between 2002-2017 (P<.0001). Although the index of manuscript productivity rate was nearly equal for men and women over the 16-year study period, women remained under-represented in senior radiology faculty rank over the same period.ConclusionsAlthough women have proportionally increased their contribution to the radiology literature over the years, commensurate increased representation of women in senior authorship and faculty positions was not observed. Despite increased involvement of women in research over time, they remain disproportionately at junior faculty positions.Copyright © 2020 The Association of University Radiologists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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