https://phys.org/news/2018-05-societies-female-representation-academic-science.html > The researchers found that the most informative indicator of gender ratio of society boards and leadership positions was a cultural model, which included the age of the society, size of its board and whether or not a society had an outward commitment or statement of equality. Models that focused on geographic location or study discipline were less informative when it came to gender ratio. > The researchers' findings suggest that women may be more highly represented in smaller societies with at least one woman in a leadership position. However, this representation still falls far short of equal (~30%). To promote gender equity within academic societies, researchers recommend a push to increase female leadership and including a constitutional commitment to equality, such as a statement of support. Explore further: To achieve gender equality, we must first tackle our unconscious biases