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April 15, 2026
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Women significantly underrepresented in original research presented at ASCO Annual Meeting
Women accounted for just 37% of first authors and 28% of senior authors in original research presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting between 2018 and 2021.Notably, women represented less than 25% of first authors and just over 10% of senior authors for the plenary session.
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Women were 37% of first authors and 28% of senior authors in ASCO Annual Meeting research (2018–2021); plenary sessions fell to 22% and 11%. ASCO-curated sessions reached 47%—structured selection is the only lever proven to close authorship gaps at scale.
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