Gender distribution in membership, leadership, and conference participation in the Japanese Society for Hypothalamic and Pituitary Tumors
Abstract
Gender equity has become an important issue in academic medicine, but data on gender distribution in subspecialty medical societies remain limited. We analyzed gender distribution in membership, leadership positions, and conference participation in the Japanese Society for Hypothalamic and Pituitary Tumors (JSHPT). Membership data as of March 2025 (n = 860) were examined, and gender distribution among speakers and session chairs at the 36th Annual Meeting of the JSHPT was evaluated using the publicly available abstract book. Among all members, 128 (14.9%) were women. Women accounted for 6.6% of councilors and 5.6% of board members and auditors, and only one woman has served as Annual Meeting president among the first 36 annual meetings. At the 36th Annual Meeting, women represented 18.6% of presenters in general oral sessions, but only 5.0% of session chairs in general oral sessions and 3.7% of chairs in other sessions. Women also accounted for 36.4% of members with less than 1 year of membership. These findings suggest that, although women remain underrepresented in leadership positions within the society, female participation may be increasing among newer members, and women are actively participating as conference presenters. Continued efforts to increase opportunities for women to serve as session chairs and to encourage qualified women to apply for councilor positions may contribute not only to a more equitable academic environment, but also to the vitality and future leadership of the field.
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BibTeX
@article{inoshita2026gender,
title = {{Gender distribution in membership, leadership, and conference participation in the Japanese Society for Hypothalamic and Pituitary Tumors}},
author = {Naoko Inoshita and Noriko Makita and Takayuki Matsuo and Masaaki Taniguchi and Hidetaka Suga and Hidenori Fukuoka and Hiroshi Nishioka},
journal = {Endocrine Journal},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.1507/endocrj.ej26-0154},
url = {https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/endocrj/73/9/73_EJ26-0154/_article},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Gender distribution in membership, leadership, and conference participation in the Japanese Society for Hypothalamic and Pituitary Tumors
AU - Naoko Inoshita
AU - Noriko Makita
AU - Takayuki Matsuo
AU - Masaaki Taniguchi
AU - Hidetaka Suga
AU - Hidenori Fukuoka
AU - Hiroshi Nishioka
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/01
JO - Endocrine Journal
DO - 10.1507/endocrj.ej26-0154
UR - https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/endocrj/73/9/73_EJ26-0154/_article
AB - Gender equity has become an important issue in academic medicine, but data on gender distribution in subspecialty medical societies remain limited. We analyzed gender distribution in membership, leadership positions, and conference participation in the Japanese Society for Hypothalamic and Pituitary Tumors (JSHPT). Membership data as of March 2025 (n = 860) were examined, and gender distribution among speakers and session chairs at the 36th Annual Meeting of the JSHPT was evaluated using the publicly available abstract book. Among all members, 128 (14.9%) were women. Women accounted for 6.6% of councilors and 5.6% of board members and auditors, and only one woman has served as Annual Meeting president among the first 36 annual meetings. At the 36th Annual Meeting, women represented 18.6% of presenters in general oral sessions, but only 5.0% of session chairs in general oral sessions and 3.7% of chairs in other sessions. Women also accounted for 36.4% of members with less than 1 year of membership. These findings suggest that, although women remain underrepresented in leadership positions within the society, female participation may be increasing among newer members, and women are actively participating as conference presenters. Continued efforts to increase opportunities for women to serve as session chairs and to encourage qualified women to apply for councilor positions may contribute not only to a more equitable academic environment, but also to the vitality and future leadership of the field.
SN - 1348-4540
SN - 0918-8959
ER -