Table 3.
Professional Role of Women Expert Sources for Included Newspaper Articles about COVID-19 Compared to Estimated Proportion of Women Experts by Professional Role in the USA
| Expert professional role* | Total experts, n (% total) | Total women experts, n (% of profession) | Estimated proportion of women experts in the profession in the USA (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Professionals | 138 | 88 (63.4) | 85%17 |
| Health Services Leader | 543 | 175 (32.2) |
32.4% of hospital executives18 52% of leaders of state Department of Health 52% of state Chief Health Officers |
| Non-STEM Experts | 42 | 11 (26.2) | 46%-77%19 |
| Miscellaneous | 14 | 5 (35,7) | - |
| Physician | 507 | 163 (32.1) | 35.2%10 |
| Public Health Leader | 391 | 139 (35.5) | 70%11 of all advanced degree recipients |
| STEM Scientists | 348 | 133 (38.2) | 50%20 |
| Total | 1971 | 708 (35.9) | - |
*Health Care Workers and Healthcare Professionals include any non-physician employed in human healthcare work; Health Services Leader include anyone whose role was in administration of a hospital, long-term care facility, or other institution or in a political role; Non-STEM experts included any expert not in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math field, such as sociology or psychology