Table 1 List of primary variables collected, by group of indicators
From: Gender inequity in the medical profession: the women doctors in Spain (WOMEDS) study
Group | Primary data collected | Years | Disaggregation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Healthcare | • Total number of physicians (staff) in healthcare in the public network (men) • Total number of physicians (staff) in healthcare in the public network (women) • Number of chiefs of department (men) • Number of chiefs of department (women) • Number of chiefs of section (men) • Number of chiefs of section (women) | 2019–21 | 7 regions provided data by medical specialties (Aragón, Castilla Leon, Extremadura, Galicia, Madrid, Murcia, Navarra) | Regional governments (departments of health or regional health services) |
2. Medical councils, associations and conferences | • Number of members of the society (men) aged under 50 • Number of members of the society (men) aged over 50 • Number of members of the society (women) aged under 50 • Number of members of the society (women) aged over 50 • Sex of the president (man/woman) • Number of members of the board (men) • Number of members of the board (women) • Sex of the scientific coordinator of the annual conference • Number of members of the scientific committee, annual conference (men) • Number of members of the scientific committee, annual conference (women) • Number of invited speakers to the annual conference (men) • Number of invited speakers to the annual conference (women) | 2019–21 | By scientific societies (47) | FACME |
• Number of members of the board of directors (men) • Number of members of the board of directors (women) • Sex of the president • Sex of the secretary • Sex of vice-presidents • Sex of vice-secretary • Sex of the treasurer | 2021 | By provinces (50) | Medical councils | |
• Total number of full, honorary, corresponding, other members (men) • Total number of full, honorary, corresponding, other members (women) • Number of members of the board of directors (men) • Number of members of the board of directors (women) • Sex of the president • Sex of the secretary | 2021 | By regional academies (12) | Academies of Medicine | |
• Number of members of the board of directors (men) • Number of members of the board of directors (women) • Sex of the president • Sex of the secretary | 2021 | By regions (17) plus the State Confederation | Medical Unions | |
3. Academic career in universities | • Number of teaching staff by categories (men) • Number of teaching staff by categories (women) • Number of chiefs of department (men) • Number of chiefs of department (women) • Number of deans (men) • Number of deans (women) • Number of advisors of doctoral thesis 2020–21 (men) • Number of PhD thesis supervisors in 2020–21 (men) • Number of PhD thesis supervisors in 2020–21 (women) | 2021–22 | Aggregated data for 39 out of the 44 medical schools | Universities (Conference of Deans of medical schools) |
4. Research | • Number of applications headed by men • Number of applications headed by women • Number of granted projects headed by men • Number of granted projects headed by women • Average funding per project headed by a man • Average funding per project headed by a woman | 2019–20 | By specific project call belonging to the State Subprogram for Knowledge Generationa | Instituto de Salud Carlos III |