abstract: 'Purpose: Gender disparities in healthcare are striking, notwithstanding

  an increase in female students and physicians. Underrepresentation of

  women in leadership positions is well-documented; however, information

  fromlowand middle-income countries (LMICs) is still sparse. The

  Argentinian Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SATI) aimed to

  characterize the gender composition in Argentine ICUs.

  Methods and results: Between 8/1/2018 and 1/1/2019, 131 questionnaires

  were submitted to ICU Department Chairs of SATI research networks.

  Gender distribution of the different staffing levels, board

  certification and hospital characteristics were recorded.

  One-hundred and four were completed, including 2186 physicians; 44\%

  were female. Female participation decreased with highest responsibility:

  only 23\% of Department Chairs were female (P = .002 vs. the rest of the

  staffing categories, adjusted for multiple comparisons). Residents

  exhibited the highest proportion of female physicians (47\%). Board

  certification was similar for both sexes (62.3\% vs. 62.2\%, P=. 97).

  Female/male distribution in public and private hospitals was 47\%/53\%

  and 40/60\% (P < .01), respectively.

  Conclusion: Our data provide evidence of an important gender gap in ICU

  management in a LMIC. Women were poorly represented in the leadership

  positions, although qualifications were similar to men. Moreover, female

  physicians worked more frequently in the public health subsector,

  usually underfinanced in LMICs-a surrogate of a gender pay gap. (C) 2019

  Published by Elsevier Inc.'
affiliation: 'Estenssoro, E (Corresponding Author), Hosp Interzonal Agudos San Martin
  La Plata, Serv Terapia Intens, Calle 42 577, RA-1990 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  Estenssoro, Elisa; Loudet, Cecilia, I; Reina, Rosa; Gabriela Vidal, Maria, Hosp
  Interzonal Agudos San Martin La Plata, Serv Terapia Intens, Calle 42 577, RA-1990
  La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  Fernandez, Analia, Hosp Agudos Carlos D Durand, Serv Terapia Intens Pediat, Buenos
  Aires, DF, Argentina.'
author: Estenssoro, Elisa and Loudet I, Cecilia and Reina, Rosa and Fernandez, Analia
  and Gabriela Vidal, Maria
author-email: estenssoro.elisa@gmail.com
author_list:
- family: Estenssoro
  given: Elisa
- family: Loudet I
  given: Cecilia
- family: Reina
  given: Rosa
- family: Fernandez
  given: Analia
- family: Gabriela Vidal
  given: Maria
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2019.05.016
eissn: 1557-8615
files: []
issn: 0883-9441
journal: JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE
keywords: 'Gender gap; Gender disparities; Gender inequities; ICU staffing; Gender

  pay gap'
keywords-plus: CARE
language: English
month: OCT
number-of-cited-references: '14'
pages: 8-10
papis_id: ddf7cbe43bc30fcb9c658b1435d9b82e
ref: Estenssoro2019genderdisparity
times-cited: '1'
title: Gender disparity in ICU staffing in Argentina
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000478566600002
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volume: '53'
web-of-science-categories: Critical Care Medicine
year: '2019'