BG-Index
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Brüggmann and Groneberg discussed different ratios and came to the following final proposal for the index which was published in 2017:[1]
The lower the index, the worse the career advancement opportunities for women in the respective academic field. In this way, an easy-to-use measure for assessing gender inequalities has been created that allows comparison between work areas, regions, and development over time. This can help determine an academic field's equity positioning and its outlook for the future, and compare it to others. This is useful for all parties involved in the career equity development process. Poor indices underscore the need to strengthen efforts to respond and more adequately plan and implement approaches to equal opportunities for men and women in academic positions.
So far, the index has been applied to obstetrics and gynecology.[1] Other scientists used the BG-index for the fields of otolaryngology and urology.[2] The assessments show that women's career opportunities have improved, although they are still at a low level, especially in the higher positions.
A ResearchGate[3] analysis shows that the scientific article which used the BG-index in the fields of urology and otolaryngology was read nearly 28000 times since its publication in 2019.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bruggmann D, Groneberg DA. (2017). "An index to characterize female career promotion in academic medicine". Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology. 12: 18. doi:10.1186/s12995-017-0164-7. PMC 5521076. PMID 28736572.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jaque J., Wanke E.M., Muller R., Bauer, J., Ohlendorf D., Mache S., Klingelhöfer D., Quarcoo D. (2020). "Gender and workforce in urology - use of the BG Index to Assess Female Career Promotion in Academic Urology". Urology Journal. 17 (1): 86–90. PMID 31836999.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ↑ "Gender and workforce in urology - use of the BG Index to Assess Female Career Promotion in Academic Urology". Researchgate. Unknown parameter
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