Table 2

‘Expert’ roles for women at national meetings

AASTEASTWTAP value
Invited speakers/masters/panelists5/28
(17.9%)
28/118
(23.7%)
16/68
(23.5%)
0.793
Moderators18/58
(31.0%)
7/34
(20.6%)
7/31
(22.6%)
0.479
Invited discussants41/205
(20.0%)
33/104
(31.7%)
n/a0.023
QS discussants/moderators19/78
(23.2%)
19/76
(25.0%)
0.79
  • AAST, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma; EAST, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma; n/a, not applicable; QS, quick shots; WTA, Western Trauma Association.