A systematic review of interventions to support the careers of women in academic medicine and other disciplines

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dc.contributor.authorLaver, Kate
dc.contributor.authorPrichard, Ivanka Joyce
dc.contributor.authorCations, Monica
dc.contributor.authorOsenk, Ivana
dc.contributor.authorGovin, Kay
dc.contributor.authorCoveney, John David
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-07T04:22:45Z
dc.date.available2018-09-07T04:22:45Z
dc.date.issued2018-03-22
dc.descriptionNo commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted. This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/en_US
dc.description.abstractObjective To summarise quantitative evaluations of interventions designed to support the careers of women in academia of any discipline. Method A systematic search of English entries in PubMed, CINAHL and Google Scholar was conducted in September 2017. Methodological quality of the studies was independently assessed by two authors using the Joanna Briggs Institute quality appraisal checklists. Meta-analysis was not possible due to heterogeneity in methods and outcomes; results were synthesised and displayed narratively. Results Eighteen eligible studies were identified, mostly evaluating programmes in academic medicine departments. The most common interventions were mentoring, education, professional development and/or networking programmes. All programmes took a ‘bottom-up’ approach in that women were responsible for opting into and devoting time to participation. Study quality was low overall, but all studies reported positive outcomes on at least one indicator. Most often this included improvements in self-rated skills and capabilities, or satisfaction with the programme offered. Results regarding tangible outcomes were mixed; while some studies noted improvements in promotion, retention and remuneration, others did not. Conclusions This review suggests that targeted programmes have the potential to improve some outcomes for women in academia. However, the studies provide limited high-quality evidence to provide information for academic institutions in terms of the best way to improve outcomes for women in academia. The success of an intervention appears to be undermined when it relies on the additional labour of those it is intending to support (ie, ‘bottom-up’ approaches). As such, academic institutions should consider and evaluate the efficacy of ‘top-down’ interventions that start with change in practice of higher management.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLaver, K.E., Prichard, I.J., Cations, M., et al., (2018). A systematic review of interventions to support the careers of women in academic medicine and other disciplines. BMJ Open, 8:e020380.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020380en
dc.identifier.issn2044-6055
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2328/38256
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.oaire.license.condition.licenseCC-BY-NC
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Groupen_US
dc.rights© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted. This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/en_US
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dc.titleA systematic review of interventions to support the careers of women in academic medicine and other disciplinesen_US
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local.contributor.authorOrcidLookupCations, Monica: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9262-0463en_US
local.contributor.authorOrcidLookupGovin, Kay: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1942-4105en_US
local.contributor.authorOrcidLookupPrichard, Ivanka Joyce: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8892-9129en_US
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