A Cross-Sectional Study on the Representation of Women as Editors in MEDLINE-Indexed Occupational Health and Safety Journals
This study reveals underrepresentation of women on OSH journal editorial boards, raising concerns of bias and limited perspectives, indicating that appointing women to top roles alone does not yield gender-equitable boards and that systemic measures remain necessary. Persistent underrepresentation likely reflects structural barriers; interpretations are noncausal given the cross-sectional design. Addressing these gaps is vital for promoting equity and inclusivity in occupational health research.
Authors
- Binish Javed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0847-7757)
- Mainak Bardhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4106-409X)
- Dilip Suresh
- Priyanka Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7269-7130)
- Hariharan Seshadri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7532-9949)
- Vishwa Vadodaria
- Vinay Suresh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1401-9154)
- Marium Khan
Institutions
- University of Miami (US)
- Madras Medical College (IN)
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (IN)
- Government of West Bengal (IN)
- Jinnah Sindh Medical University (PK)
- King George's Medical University (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_28_25
- Primary Topic
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00