Suggestions to improve female representation in global cancer research output
| Gender-based concerns | Suggested efforts to improve female representation in global oncology output |
| Less pay and research opportunities | 1. More research to better understand the reasons for persistent gender inequality in research/authorship in different regions. |
| Less grants and leadership opportunities | 2. Invest in empowering female researchers in methodology, grant writing and management skills. |
| Less women in global oncology research | 3. Increase mentorship and authorship opportunities in global research for females by creating a global database of research skills. |
| Less recognition of women in research | 4. Value contributions of females in research along the cancer continuum through efforts that support publications of a range of research designs and topics in regional journals. |
| Less academic progression | 5. Develop new matrices for assessment of academic prowess beyond research impact factor such as community impact, capacity building and mentorship. |