Women are credited less in science than men.

ABSTRACT: There is a well-documented gap between the observed number of works produced by women and by men in science, with clear consequences for the retention and promotion of women¹. The gap might be a result of productivity differences^2-5, or it might be owing to women's contributions not being acknowledged^6,7. Here we find that at least part of this gap is the result of unacknowledged contributions: women in research teams are significantly less likely than men to be credited with authorship. The findings are consistent across three very different sources of data. Analysis of the first source-large-scale administrative data on research teams, team scientific output and attribution of credit-show that women are significantly less likely to be named on a given art

SUBMITTER: Ross MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9352587 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature