April 25, 2014European Journal of Sport Science

Where are all the female participants in Sports and Exercise Medicine research?

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Population

1382 original research articles involving a total of 6,076,580 participants published in three major Sports…

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Authors

JCJoseph T. CostelloNorthwestern University FBFrançois BieuzenEnglish Institute of Sport CBChris BleakleyUniversity of Ulster

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Implication

May limit generalizability of sports medicine findings to females; supports targeted efforts to improve sex balance in future studies.

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Population

1382 original research articles involving a total of 6,076,580 participants published in three major Sports and Exercise Medicine journals (Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, British Journal of Sports Medicine, and American Journal of Sports Medicine) over a three-year period

Outcome

Ratio and percentage of male and female participants per article and overall

Females are significantly under-represented in Sports and Exercise Medicine research, highlighting a critical gender disparity in the literature.

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Costello et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d6b2ee8dca315383ed894c https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2014.911354

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April 25, 2014European Journal of Sport Science

Where are all the female participants in Sports and Exercise Medicine research?

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Population

1382 original research articles involving a total of 6,076,580 participants published in three major Sports…

Design

Other

Authors

JCJoseph T. CostelloNorthwestern University FBFrançois BieuzenEnglish Institute of Sport CBChris BleakleyUniversity of Ulster

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

May limit generalizability of sports medicine findings to females; supports targeted efforts to improve sex balance in future studies.

Structured PICO

Population

Outcome

Ratio and percentage of male and female participants per article and overall

Females are significantly under-represented in Sports and Exercise Medicine research, highlighting a critical gender disparity in the literature.

Cite This Study

Costello et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d6b2ee8dca315383ed894c https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2014.911354

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