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Background: Historically, women have been underrepresented in leadership positions in medicine.The reasons for this are multifactorial but are reported to include familial obligations and a predilection for clinical time versus research.In recent years, women's representation in medicine has improved.However, inequities remain in the proportion of men and women in medical leadership positions, especially with regard to editorial journal boards.Objective: Here, we explore current trends of women in leadership positions on academic journals, the reasons for these trends, and options to equalize the representation of men and women in journal leadership roles.Methods: A comprehensive search for women's health journals was performed in collaboration with university librarians in February 2019 using EMBASE, Scopus, SciFinder, and MEDLINE records for journals with relevance to women's health.Each journal was emailed to verify the accuracy of the journal editorial boards listed on their respective webpages.Five categories were analyzed for percentage of women versus men: editor-in-chief, associate editor, deputy editor, and section editor, and other, as well as the totals for each journal.Results: Women generally comprised the minority of positions on women's health editorial boards.Of the total 1440 board members included, 42% (n = 602) were women and 58% (n = 838) were men.Women occupied 41% (n = 54 of 132) of editor-in-chief positions, 43% (n = 257 of 596) of associate editor positions, 30% (n = 13 of 42) of deputy editor positions, 38% (n = 46 of 120) of section editor positions, and 42% (n = 232 of 549) of other editor positions.Conclusion: Although the gender gap in leadership is improving in medicine, it is still present.Our findings suggest that women are underrepresented as editors at most levels in women's health journals centered on topics such as reproductive health, obstetrics and gynecology, perinatology, gynecological oncology, and breastfeeding.With sponsorship/mentorship for women, flexible scheduling, and considerate thought in leadership appointment, this gender gap will continue to narrow.

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