The objective of the EULAR Task Force on Gender Equity in Academic Rheumatology was to establish the extent of the unmet need for support of female rheumatologists, health professionals and non-clinical scientists in academic rheumatology - and develop a framework to address this through EULAR and Emerging EULAR Network (EMEUNET). Potential interventions to accelerate gender-equitable career advancement in academic rheumatology were gathered from a narrative review of the relevant literature, expert opinion of a multi-disciplinary Task Force, data from surveys of EULAR scientific member society leaders, EULAR and EMEUNET members, and EULAR Executive Committee members. These interventions were rated by Task Force members, who ranked each according to perceived priority on a 5-point numeric scale, where 1 = very low, and 5 = very high. A framework of 29 potential interventions was formulated, covering six thematic areas:
2) advocacy and communication;
3) EULAR Congress and associated symposia;
4) training courses;
5) mentoring/peer support; and
6) EULAR funding.
The resulting framework provides structured interventions for accelerating gender-equitable career advancement in academic rheumatology.
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