Gender disparities in high-quality research revealed by Nature Index journals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The present study aims to elucidate the state of gender equality in high-quality research by analyzing the representation of female authorships in the last decade (from 2008 to 2016).

Methods

Based on the Gendermetrics platform, 293,557 research articles from 54 journals listed in the Nature Index were considered covering the categories Life Science, Multidisciplinary, Earth & Environmental and Chemistry. The core method was the combined analysis of the proportion of female authorships and the female-to-male odds ratio for first, co- and last authorships. The distribution of prestigious authorships was measured by the Prestige Index.

Results

29.8% of all authorships and 33.1% of the first, 31.8% of the co- and 18.1% of the last authorships were held by wome

SUBMITTER: Bendels MHK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5749692 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature