title: [Presence of women in management bodies of the professional associations of the field of health in 2015].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The gradual increase of women in the health professions does not correspond with her presence in positions of power. Given that professional colleges have an essential role in the representation and professional regulation, arises as an aim to describe the presence of women in the managerial structures of the professional colleges of health in Spain now to verify the degree of compliance with the criteria of parity.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Spanish official professionals' colleges were compiled by visiting the websites of the General Council of the Psychology of Spain, General Council of Medical Associations of Spain, General Council of Colleges of Nursing of Spain, General Council of Physiotherapists Schools of Spain, General Dental Council, Organization collegiate Pharmaceutical General and Council of Associations of Podiatrists. All their webs were visited. The sex of the presidency, the executive and the entire board was identified. Data were analyzed according to the overall percentage of women and profession. We compared this to the INE-2014 collegiate professionals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of 251 professionals' colleges in July-2015, 21, 91% had a female president. Women hold 34,69% of the executive positions and 42,80% of total boards. 11, 32% of Medical colleges had a female president and 43,48% of Nursing ones. The Psychology are those with more women in the presidency, 45, 83%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is no parity, being higher in Psychology and Nursing and, much lower in Dentistry, Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Medicine. It decreases with the responsibility level. Health Inequality.
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Botello-Hermosa
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Casado-Mejía
authors.forename: Concepción
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Germán-Bes
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003816:Dentists, Women / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010822:Physicians, Women / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D063507:Sexism; D012952:Societies / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain; D014495:Universities; D014933:Women's Rights / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014931:Women, Working / Q000706:statistics & numerical data