Gender differences in audience participation at infectious disease and microbiology conferences: a prospective observational study
Our findings highlight actionable levers to advance equity. Addressing participation gaps and raising awareness of gender disparities are essential to foster inclusive visibility, empower women, and strengthen scientific innovation.
Authors
- Audrey Baron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8366-597X)
- Clarisse Dupin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8125-9767)
- Yousra Kherabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6201-426X)
- Danila Seidel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4388-3117)
- Marion Helary
- Valentine Marie Ferré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2196-6141)
- Müge Çevik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1133-3874)
- Adélaïde Chesnay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6218-2442)
- Sarah Dellière (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3821-1762)
- Maud Salmona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7985-6132)
- Valentine Berti
- Ruchi Agrawal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0168-6000)
- Sébastien C. Ortiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4403-9519)
- Rosanne Sprute (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2457-6437)
- Théo Ghelfenstein-Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7784-4434)
- Typhaine Brual (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5179-8882)
- Cécile Angebault (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7641-3002)
- Katharina Last (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0538-1901)
- Ilan S. Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7522-0281)
- Mathieu Lepas
- Marion Dutkiewicz
Institutions
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (FR)
- Inserm (FR)
- Institut Pasteur (FR)
- University of St Andrews (GB)
- Délégation Paris 7 (FR)
- Duke University (US)
- École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort (FR)
- Université Paris-Est Créteil (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- University Hospital Bonn (DE)
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- Sorbonne Paris Cité (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours (FR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Hôpital Bretonneau (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Brieuc (FR)
- Hôpital Fernand-Widal (FR)
- Hôpital Robert-Debré (FR)
- Thion Medical (France) (FR)
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Adaptation et Pathogénie (FR)
- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated Diseases (DE)
- Hôpital Saint-Louis (FR)
- Hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard (FR)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- University of Minho (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Microbiology and Infection
- Published
- 2025-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2025.11.005
- Primary Topic
- Conferences and Exhibitions Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
- European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
- Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica