Reaching gender parity and improving internationalisation after five decades of FSBI symposia, but subtle career‐stage effects on timekeeping remain

Kaufmann, Joshka and Perry, William Bernard 2026. Reaching gender parity and improving internationalisation after five decades of FSBI symposia, but subtle career‐stage effects on timekeeping remain. Journal of Fish Biology 109 (1) , pp. 610-614. 10.1111/jfb.70449

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Abstract

We analysed 57 years of Fisheries Society of the British Isles (FSBI) symposia, showing speakers with traditionally female names increased from near absence to reaching parity in recent symposia. International affiliations increased in the late 1980s, peaking in 2024 with 27 countries, albeit with overrepresentation of high‐income countries. Timekeeping for 68 presentations at the 2025 symposium showed that senior scientists were more likely to overrun than junior presenters; no systematic gender differences were detected. Although gender representation has improved, timekeeping asymmetries reveal career‐stage effects, underscoring the need for consistent data collection, moderation and equitable session management.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Biosciences
Additional Information:	License information from Publisher: LICENSE 1: URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	0022-1112
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	15 April 2026
Date of Acceptance:	25 March 2026
Last Modified:	04 Aug 2026 10:55
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/186390

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