Gender Diversity and Research Productivity of Journal Editorial and Professional Society Board Members in Medical Education

To describe gender diversity and research productivity among medical education boards.

We examined gender, training status, and research productivity of board members of Journal Citation Reports-listed medical education journals and affiliated professional societies. We determined gender using gendered pronouns and—if unavailable—software. We evaluated differences using χ² and t-tests.

Overall, half of board members but 44% of editors-in-chief and 20% of society leaders were female. Female-led journals and societies had higher female representation than their non-female-led counterparts; trainee board members were more likely to be female.

Gender disparities exist among executives on journal and affiliated professional society boards in medical education.