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Analysis of the gender distribution of industry- and society-sponsored webinar faculty during the COVID-19 pandemicAuthor links open overlay panel,
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Highlights
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, many conferences were converted to virtual formats.
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Online offerings should allow for conference panels to include more female speakers.
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We conducted a cross-sectional observation of webinars at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Webinars organized by industry (vs professional societies) included fewer women (10% vs 28%).
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Webinar organizers must be intentional with the gender distribution of panel speakers.
Keywords
COVID-19
Diversity
Education
Gender
Manel
Pain management
Pain medicine
Webinar
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