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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Gender Studies in Medicine
Intensive Care Medicine

Background:

Significant increase in women's participation in medicine over the last 50 years.
Persistent gender disparities in academic medicine regarding rank, leadership, and salary.
Under-representation of women in senior academic positions, publications, and editorial boards.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess female representation in four major international intensive care medicine (ICM) congresses.
To identify potential reasons for the observed gender disparities in ICM.
To investigate the presence of a 'glass ceiling' affecting women in intensive care medicine.

Main Methods:

Qualitative commentary on female faculty representation.
Analysis of participation in four large-scale international intensive care medicine meetings.
Discussion of potential contributing factors to under-representation.

Main Results:

Scarcity of female faculty members observed in the analyzed intensive care medicine congresses.
Under-representation of women in these key professional forums.
The findings suggest a 'glass ceiling' phenomenon in intensive care medicine.

Conclusions:

Intensive care medicine, despite not being traditionally male-dominated, exhibits significant gender under-representation.
The scarcity of women in leadership and speaking roles at major ICM congresses indicates systemic barriers.
Further investigation into the causes and solutions for this 'glass ceiling' in intensive care medicine is warranted.