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Gender disparity in prestigious speaking roles: A study of 10 years of international conference programming in the field of gambling studies

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  • Eva Monson
  • Kimberly Ng
  • Hannah Sibbick
  • Djamal Berbiche
  • Adèle Morvannou

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The objective of this study was to examine the distribution of prestigious speaking roles by gender at gambling studies conferences to better understand the state of gender representation within the field. Keyword searches were conducted in the fall of 2019. A total of 16 conferences that occurred between 2010–2019 and comprising 882 prestigious speaking opportunities were included. Quantitative analysis (i.e., t-tests, chi-squared posthoc tests) was undertaken to evaluate the representation of women speakers and if proportions were the same across genders for speakers. There were significantly less women than men within prestigious speaking roles at gambling studies conferences with only 30.2% of speakers being women (p

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  • Eva Monson & Kimberly Ng & Hannah Sibbick & Djamal Berbiche & Adèle Morvannou, 2023. "Gender disparity in prestigious speaking roles: A study of 10 years of international conference programming in the field of gambling studies," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(6), pages 1-11, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0286803
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286803
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