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INTRODUCTION: We describe female authorship trends in gastroenterology (GI) randomized controlled trial (RCT) literature as a novel focus on gender bias in academic gastroenterology. METHODS: Using a systematic PubMed search, we extracted GI RCT reports published from 2011 through 2022. We describe time-trends in proportions of females among first and last authors overall, and within GI subspecialties and high-impact journals. RESULTS: The proportion of females increased from 25.4% to 36.8% and from 14.3% to 24.8% among first and last authors, respectively. Smaller increases in female authorship occurred in most subgroups, though there were proportionately fewer females among authors in high-impact journals and advanced therapeutic endoscopy publications.