Editorial Under-representation of women is alive and well in sport and exercise medicine: what it looks like and what we can do about it

Anderson, N and Robinson, DG and Verhagen, E and Fagher, K and Edouard, P and Rojas-Valverde, D and Ahmed, OH and Jederström, M and Usacka, L and Benoit-Piau, J and Foelix, CG and Akinyi Okoth, C and Tsiouti, N and Moholdt, T and Pinheiro, L and Hendricks, S and Hamilton, B and Magnani, R and Badenhorst, M and Belavy, DL (2023) Editorial Under-representation of women is alive and well in sport and exercise medicine: what it looks like and what we can do about it. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 9 (2). pp. 1-5. ISSN 2055-7647 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001606

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Despite constituting approximately 50% of the population, women specifically are under-represented in sport and exercise medicine (SEM) and they often experience a negative bias. Our authorship group has recognised this issue based on evidence from recent studies, personal experiences and the experiences of the wider SEM community. We understand that this is a complex issue. Through this editorial, we aim to briefly highlight the issue of insufficient representation of women in SEM, discuss some of the impacts of this inadequate inclusion and other negative aspects experienced and suggest steps that we can all take to address female under-representation to improve the field of SEM

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Divisions:	Carnegie School of Sport
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001606
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Publisher:	BMJ
Additional Information:	© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Exercise; Female; Sport; Women; 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences; 3202 Clinical sciences; 4207 Sports science and exercise
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic
Depositing User (symplectic)	Deposited by Mann, Elizabeth
Date Deposited:	19 Aug 2024 12:48
Last Modified:	20 Aug 2024 06:19
Item Type:	Article

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