A Retrospective Analysis of Leadership, Awardees, and Member Gender Representation of the Canadian Society for Immunology

Author:

Messing Melina12ORCID,Gatti Dominique M.13ORCID,Mashhouri Siavash145,Nantel Sabryna167ORCID,Sultana Saki18ORCID,Westhaver Lauren P.19ORCID,Patel Kamala D.10,Marshall Aaron J.11ORCID,Haeryfar S. M. Mansour12131415ORCID,Jenne Craig N.116ORCID,Abraham Ninan11718ORCID,Melichar Heather J.119ORCID,McNagny Kelly M.12ORCID,Valdez Tejeira Yanet1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. *Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Canadian Society for Immunology, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

2. †School of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

3. ‡Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

4. §Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

5. ¶Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

6. ǁSainte-Justine University Hospital and Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

7. #Microbiology, Infectiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

8. **Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

9. ††Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

10. ‡‡Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

11. §§Department of Immunology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

12. ¶¶Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

13. ǁǁDivision of Clinical Immunology & Allergy, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

14. ##Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

15. ***Department of Oncology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

16. †††Department Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

17. ‡‡‡Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

18. §§§Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

19. ¶¶¶Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Goodman Cancer Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

Abstract The Canadian Society for Immunology (CSI) established a formal Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee with the goal of providing EDI advocacy and leadership within the CSI, as well as in the broader scientific community. A first task of this committee was to review the publicly available historical data on gender representation within the CSI’s membership, leadership, award recipients, and conference chairs/presenters as a step in establishing a baseline reference point and monitoring the trajectory of future success in achieving true inclusion. We found that, except for overall membership and a specific subset of awards, all categories showed a historical bias toward men, particularly prior to 2010. Bias persists in various categories, evident even in recent years. However, we note an encouraging trend toward greater gender parity, particularly in the roles of President, symposium presenters, and workshop chairs, especially from 2017 onward. We present these findings as well as our recommendations to enhance inclusivity. These include a more comprehensive collection and secure storage of self-identification data, emphasis on EDI as an essential component of all annual meeting activities, and innovative measures of outreach, collaboration, and leadership with the aim of making the CSI a model for improving EDI in other professional research societies.

Funder

Canadian Government | Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Publisher

The American Association of Immunologists

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