'More Walk and Less Talk': Changing gender bias in sports medicine.

In the Danish Society of Sports Physical Therapy (DSSF), we were greatly inspired by the paper: ‘ We need to talk about manels: the problem of implicit gender bias in sport and exercise medicine ’ published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2018.1 The paper elegantly addresses gender bias in sports medicine,2 and how lack of diversity, whether it concerns skin colour, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender identity etc., as pointed out by Bekker et al , ‘structurally affords certain groups rights and privileges above others’. Bekker et al , use the term ‘manel’ to describe panels at conferences or meetings consisting only of men. This paper made it clear to us, that being intentional is different from having good intentions. We took it for granted that we were part of a culture that provided equal opportunities for all genders but never openly discussed it at scientific board meetings. We were wrong—and Bekker and coauthors facilitated a much-needed self-reflection. It IS possible to achieve gender balance in Sports Medicine. The International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy World Congress changed from …