ISPOR's Diversity Metrics
ISPOR tracks and reports diversity metrics publicly as part of its commitment to diversity. The following information reflects reporting on the Society’s gender diversity through year end 2020.
Board of Directors
ISPOR’s Board of Directors is a highly diverse group. The 2020-2021 Board reflects a 50%/50% composition of gender diversity.
Conference Benchmarks
Several studies serve as helpful benchmarks. As noted below, for global conferences of all types and for medical conferences specifically, approximately 30% of conference speakers are women.
Bizzabo's "Diversity and Inclusion in Events Report"
JAMA's "Trends in the Proportion of Female Speakers at Medical Conferences in the United States and Canada"
ISPOR Conference Metrics - 2016-2020
ISPOR's commitment to diversity can be seen in the significant improvement in gender diversity at the Society's conferences from 2016 through 2020.
Plenary Speakers - Gender Diversity
Conference Program Committee Members - Gender Diversity
References
Bizzabo's "Diversity and Inclusion in Events Report"
“Diversity & Inclusion in Events Report,” Bizzabo; October, 2018 https://blog.bizzabo.com/event-gender-diversity-study
JAMA's "Trends in the Proportion of Female Speakers at Medical Conferences in the United States and Canada"
JAMA Network Open. 2019;2(4):e192103. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.2103 (Reprinted) April 12, 2019