Table 1.
Overall and women’s representation at the ESC congress between 2018 and 2021 stratified by continent and by European region
| Faculty | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Continents | ||||
| Europe | ||||
| Total (women and men) | 1212 | 1154 | 517 | 714 |
| Women’s representation within continent (%) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
| Overall continent representation (%) | 73 | 75 | 74 | 74 |
| Americas | ||||
| Total (women and men) | 261 | 213 | 130 | 164 |
| Women’s representation within continent (%) | 23 | 25 | 30 | 32 |
| Overall continent representation (%) | 16 | 14 | 19 | 17 |
| Asia | ||||
| Total (women and men) | 115 | 105 | 36 | 62 |
| Women’s representation within continent (%) | 17 | 19 | 25 | 26 |
| Overall continent representation (%) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Oceania | ||||
| Total (women and men) | 30 | 34 | 13 | 14 |
| Women’s representation within continent (%) | 30 | 21 | 15 | 29 |
| Overall continent representation (%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Africa | ||||
| Total (women and men) | 31 | 31 | 3 | 9 |
| Women’s representation within continent (%) | 36 | 36 | 67 | 67 |
| Overall continent representation (%) | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 |
| European regions | ||||
| Eastern Europe | ||||
| Total (women and men) | 91 | 101 | 22 | 28 |
| Women’s representation within region (%) | 32 | 40 | 23 | 22 |
| Overall region representation within Europe (%) | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Southern Europe | ||||
| Total (women and men) | 276 | 268 | 134 | 150 |
| Women’s representation within region (mean, %) | 30 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
| Overall region representation within Europe (%) | 23 | 23 | 26 | 21 |
| Northern Europe | ||||
| Total (women and men) | 112 | 113 | 43 | 69 |
| Women’s representation within region (mean, %) | 26 | 47 | 24 | 24 |
| Overall region representation within Europe (%) | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Western Europe | ||||
| Total (women and men) | 733 | 672 | 318 | 467 |
| Women’s representation within region (mean, %) | 26 | 36 | 17 | 21 |
| Overall region representation within Europe (%) | 60 | 58 | 62 | 65 |
| Abstract presenters | ||||
| Continents | ||||
| Europe | ||||
| Total (women and men) | 2077 | 2237 | 2068 | 1940 |
| Women’s representation within continent (%) | 38 | 41 | 43 | 44 |
| Overall continent representation (%) | 63 | 63 | 63 | 68 |
| Americas | ||||
| Total (women and men) | 294 | 361 | 331 | 380 |
| Women’s representation within continent (%) | 28 | 32 | 29 | 38 |
| Overall continent representation (%) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Asia | ||||
| Total (women and men) | 844 | 854 | 795 | 561 |
| Women’s representation within continent (%) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 28 |
| Overall continent representation (%) | 25 | 24 | 24 | 19 |
| Oceania | ||||
| Total (women and men) | 67 | 80 | 71 | 53 |
| Women’s representation within continent (%) | 33 | 43 | 39 | 43 |
| Overall continent representation (%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Africa | ||||
| Total (women and men) | 29 | 40 | 34 | 30 |
| Women’s representation within continent (%) | 21 | 30 | 35 | 27 |
| Overall continent representation (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| European regions | ||||
| Eastern Europe | ||||
| Total (women and men) | 315 | 354 | 330 | 334 |
| Women’s representation within region (%) | 46 | 50 | 60 | 54 |
| Overall region representation within Europe (%) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Southern Europe | ||||
| Total (women and men) | 566 | 552 | 624 | 616 |
| Women’s representation within region (mean, %) | 53 | 41 | 43 | 43 |
| Overall region representation within Europe (%) | 27 | 25 | 30 | 32 |
| Northern Europe | ||||
| Total (women and men) | 284 | 310 | 228 | 174 |
| Women’s representation within region (mean, %) | 32 | 32 | 61 | 39 |
| Overall region representation within Europe (%) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Western Europe | ||||
| Total (women and men) | 912 | 1021 | 886 | 816 |
| Women’s representation within region (mean, %) | 41 | 31 | 41 | 32 |
| Overall region representation within Europe (%) | 44 | 46 | 43 | 42 |