BAUS 10-point plan for widening participation: Are principles of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) framework being addressed – Evidence from annual BAUS meeting programmes

Introduction: In response to the Kennedy Report and to widen participation, BAUS implemented a 10-point action plan in 2021, with one of the pillars being inclusivity and non-diverse panels for conferences. We compared the ethnic and gender trends of speakers at BAUS annual meetings to review and analyse changing trends Methods: Data for BAUS annual meetings over a 14-year period(2009-2022) were obtained for 4 sub-sections including Endourology, Oncology, Andrology and Female, Neurological and Urodynamic urology(FNUU). This was then compared for gender and ethnic diversity(ED) for period 1(2009-2020) and period 2(2021 and 2022), representing pre and post 10 point action plan development. Results: A total of 2476 speakers were involved, with 1903(76.9%) and 573(23.1%) in periods 1 and 2 respectively. The proportion of white males reduced from 67%) to 39.1%) during periods 1 and 2, while this increased for ED males (19.6% to 30.3%), white females (11.3% to 20%) and ED females (1.5% to 10.4%) during the same period. Conclusions: Annual BAUS meetings have seen a higher proportion of ethnic minority and gender representation in recent years, with BAUS becoming a more progressively inclusive association reflecting the demographic of its membership clearly demonstrating early success for the 10 point action plan.

Citation

Massella, V., Cresswell, J., Willis, S., Gbolahan, O., Sinha, M., Pietropaolo, A., Shrotri, N., Phillip, J., Pearce, I., & Somani, B. (2023). BAUS 10-point plan for widening participation: Are principles of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) framework being addressed – Evidence from annual BAUS meeting programmes. Journal of Clinical Urology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/20514158231172341

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1177/20514158231172341

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14709/531