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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Feb;125(2):471–476. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000628

Table 1.

Subspecialty and Gender for Obstetrics and Gynecology Leadership Roles

Title General Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine Gynecologic Oncology Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Minimally-Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Family Planning Other
Department Chair, n 49 86 33 35 12 3 1 6
    Women, n (%) 16 (32.7) 12 (14.0) 7 (21.2) 5 (14.3) 3 (25.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (50.0)
    Men, n (%) 33 (67.4) 74 (86.1) 26 (78.8) 30 (85.7) 9 (75.0) 3 (100.0) 1 (100.0) 3 (50.0)
Department Vice
Chair, n
56 44 17 12 4 2 1 11
    Women, n (%) 21 (37.5) 15 (34.1) 4 (23.5) 3 (25.0) 4 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 6 (54.6)
    Men, n (%) 35 (62.5) 29 (65.9) 13 (76.5) 9 (75.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (100.0) 1 (100.0) 5 (45.5)
Division Director, n 104 135 106 114 66 20 10 29
    Women, n (%) 44 (42.3) 35 (25.9) 23 (21.7) 18 (15.8) 24 (36.4) 5 (25.0) 8 (80.0) 16 (55.2)
    Men, n (%) 60 (57.7) 100 (74.1) 83 (78.3) 96 (84.2) 42 (63.6) 15 (75.0) 2 (20.0) 13 (44.8)
Fellowship Director, n 0 58 36 27 28 15 12 15
    Women, n (%) -- 17 (29.3) 8 (22.2) 4 (14.8) 12 (42.9) 1 (6.7) 9 (75.0) 10 (66.7)
    Men, n (%) -- 41 (70.0) 28 (77.8) 23 (85.2) 16 (57.1) 14 (93.3) 3 (25.0) 5 (33.3)
Residency Program
Director, n
130 43 11 20 26 3 3 3
    Women, n (%) 71 (54.6) 16 (37.2) 3 (27.3) 8 (40.0) 10 (38.5) 1 (33.3) 2 (66.7) 2 (66.7)
    Men, n (%) 59 (45.4) 27 (62.8) 8 (72.7) 12 (60.0) 16 (61.5) 2 (66.7) 1 (33.3) 1 (33.3)
Clerkship Director, n 92 15 1 3 2 0 1 1
    Women, n (%) 64 (69.6) 9 (60.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (50.0) -- 1 (100.0) 1 (100.0)
    Men, n (%) 28 (30.4) 6 (40.0) 1 (100.0) 3 (100.0) 1 (50.0) -- 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)