Table 1

Female membership and leadership of trauma and acute care surgery societies

AASTEASTWTAP value
Membership (mean)173/1353
(12.8%)
378/1323
(28.6%)
44/233 (18.8%)<0.0001
Executive leadership13/42 (32.5%)13/16
(18.8%)
4/21
(19.0%)
0.397
Board of directors6/36
(16.7%)
6/27
(22.2%)
0.586
Committee chairs17/61
(27.8%)
8/39
(20.5%)
5/15
(33.3%)
0.566
Committee members244/1055
(23.1%)
184/659
(27.9%)
36/126
(28.6%)
0.056
  • AAST, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma; EAST, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma; WTA, Western Trauma Association.