Gaceta Sanitaria

Gaceta Sanitaria

Volume 29, Issue 3, May–June 2015, Pages 209-212
Gaceta Sanitaria

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Representatividad de las mujeres en las sociedades científicas españolas del ámbito de la salud en 2014Representation of women in health-related scientific societies in Spain in 2014

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Resumen

Objetivo

Describir la presencia de las mujeres en las estructuras directivas de las sociedades científicas de salud en España actualmente.

Métodos

Se identificó el sexo de presidencia, cargos ejecutivos y junta directiva de sociedades estatales, recopiladas por el Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad, y Fisterra, visitando su web. Se analizó el porcentaje de mujeres global, y según profesión y ámbito de atención.

Resultados

De 173 sociedades científicas en julio de 2014, 41 tienen presidentas (22,53%). Las mujeres ocupan un 32,41% de puestos ejecutivos y un 36,24% del total de juntas directivas. Las sociedades médicas y enfermeras tienen presidenta en un 16,07% y un 76,92%, respectivamente. Las de primaria tienen más mujeres en cargos ejecutivos (54,55%) que las transversales (35,74%) y las hospitalarias (27,93%).

Conclusión

No existe paridad en el conjunto. La presencia femenina es mayor en las sociedades de enfermería y de primaria que en las médicas y las hospitalarias. Disminuye con el nivel de responsabilidad.

Abstract

Objective

To describe the presence of women in the governance of health-related scientific societies in Spain today.

Methods

Spanish scientific societies were identified by vising the websites of the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality, and Fisterra. The sex of the president, executive officers and the board of directors was identified. Data were analyzed according to the overall percentage of women and by profession and setting.

Results

Of 173 scientific societies in July 2014, 41 had a female president (22.53%). Women held 35.45% of executive positions and accounted for 36.32% of the boards of directors. Only 16.07% of medical societies had a female president compared with 76.92% of nursing societies. Primary care societies had more women in executive positions (54.55%) than societies in which the professional activity of members involved both primary and secondary care (35.74%) and societies related to hospital care (27.93%).

Conclusion

There is a lack of parity, which is greater in nursing and primary care societies than in medical and hospital-related societies. Parity decreases as the level of responsibility rises.

Palabras clave

Género
Desigualdades
Sociedades científicas
Profesiones sanitarias
Segregación laboral
Techos de cristal

Keywords

Gender
Inequalities
Scientific societies
Health professions
Occupational segregation
Glass ceiling

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