PLoS ONE· 2013Q1
The Role of Gender in Scholarly Authorship
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Short summary
A large-scale analysis of over 8 million papers reveals persistent gender inequities in scholarly authorship, with men dominating prestigious first and last author positions in certain fields and women being underrepresented in single-authored papers, despite apparent equality in publication counts.
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Key points
- Analysis of over 8 million papers across natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities was conducted.
- Men predominantly occupy first and last author positions in certain fields, even when publication counts are equal.
- Women are significantly underrepresented as authors of single-authored papers.
- Gender disparities in scholarly authorship persist despite progress in other academic metrics.
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Abstract
Gender disparities appear to be decreasing in academia according to a number of metrics, such as grant funding, hiring, acceptance at scholarly journals, and productivity, and it might be tempting to think that gender inequity will soon be a problem of the past. However, a large-scale analysis based on over eight million papers across the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities reveals a number of understated and persistent ways in which gender inequities remain. For instance, even where raw publication counts seem to be equal between genders, close inspection reveals that, in certain fields, men predominate in the prestigious first and last author positions. Moreover, women are significantly underrepresented as authors of single-authored papers. Academics should be aware of the subtle ways that gender disparities can occur in scholarly authorship.
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