A call to commission more women writers

Conley, Daniel J.; Stadmark, Johanna

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“…The number of publications and male dominance in Mathematical Notes and Acoustical Physics are predictable in spite of the fact that in the departments of physics and mathematics female undergraduate students comprise currently about 40 % (Rosstat 2016: 72). The results of the study do not look unique yet are confirmed with the proportions of women-authored publications in physical sciences of one of the most prestigious academic journals Nature, which is embarrassingly low, at 8 % (Conley, Stadmark 2012).…”

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Gender Representation in Russian Academic Journals

Krasnyak

2017

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Olga Krasnyak – PhD in History, a Lecturer in International Studies, Underwood International College, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Еmail: olga.k@yonsei.ac.kr DOI: 10.17323/727-0634-2017-15-4-617-628 Representation of women in academic outputs is an important indicator of a country’s gender equality. Starting in the 1950s, extensive scientific growth in the Soviet Union came with the establishment of a large number of academic institutions and journals. However, this massive rise in academic production has not been accompanied by an increase in equality between women and men in terms of publications; the sciences and the humanities remain dominated by men. This study focuses on gender disparity in domestic academic productivity. The availability of online archives and a long history of publications were crucial factors in choosing specific journals for this study. Collected data include the output statistics of the following journals: for humanities, Questions of History (1955–2013) and Russian Literature (1958–2014); for sciences, Acoustical Physics (1955–2014), Mathematical Notes (1967–2014), and Biomedical Chemistry (1956–2014). In addition, a list of publications of the journal Questions of Psychology available in the period between 1980 and 1999 was also taken into account. The data show the percentage of female academic outputs and its changes through the decades, taking into account the socioeconomic, political, and historical background. A brief analysis of the scientific productivity reveals underrepresentation of women authored publications in mathematics (7 %), physics (11 %), and history (15 %). On the other hand, psychology (40 %), biochemistry (39 %), and literature (28 %) show better rates of gender equality. The article provides an explanation of this phenomena. During decades, a slight increase of women authored outputs gradually occurred in every scientific discipline, although this share was still low overall. The outcomes were compared with gender representation in sciences and humanities in other countries, which allows the conclusion that gender disparity in terms of the academic output in analysed Russian journals is not unique but follows global trends.

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Section: Fig 1 Women's Authorship In Soviet and Russian Academic Jousupporting

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Gender Representation in Russian Academic Journals

Krasnyak

2017

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“…A recent experiment tested the role of gender in hiring by asking 127 science faculty to evaluate potential lab manager applications and found faculty gave identical applications higher scores if the applicant had a male name [3]. Another recent analysis of commissioned articles in two prestigious journals published in 2010 and 2011 showed that women scientists are underrepresented; for instance, women wrote just 3.8% of earth and environmental sciences articles for Nature News & Views, although they represent 20% of the scientists in this discipline [4]. With the use of alphabetical authorship listings declining over time [5], and given the complexity of evaluating intellectual contributions [6] in increasingly collaborative efforts, understanding patterns of authorship order becomes increasingly important.…”

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The Role of Gender in Scholarly Authorship

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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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“…), scholarly authorship (West et al. ) and invited journal articles (Conley and Stadmark ). Additionally, research has demonstrated that more stringent criteria are used to measure women's qualifications in grant evaluation panels (Wennerås and Wold ; Reuben et al.…”

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“…For example, a 2012 study showed that both men and women tend to undervalue women candidates for a research technician position, even when the applications are identical except for the name of the candidate (Moss-Racusin et al 2012). Empirical studies of gender equality document a broad bias against representation of women in conference presentations (Schroeder et al 2013;, scholarly authorship (West et al 2013) and invited journal articles (Conley and Stadmark 2012). Additionally, research has demonstrated that more stringent criteria are used to measure women's qualifications in grant evaluation panels (Wenner as and Wold 1997; Reuben et al 2014;Leslie et al 2015) and that women receive smaller grants and fewer nominations for awards (Cho et al 2014).…”

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Women in evolution – highlighting the changing face of evolutionary biology

Wellenreuther

Otto

2015

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The face of science has changed. Women now feature alongside men at the forefront of many fields, and this is particularly true in evolutionary biology. This special issue celebrates the outstanding achievements and contributions of women in evolutionary biology, by highlighting a sample of their research and accomplishments. In addition to original research contributions, this collection of articles contains personal reflections to provide perspective and advice on succeeding as a woman in science. By showcasing the diversity and research excellence of women and drawing on their experiences, we wish to enhance the visibility of female scientists and provide inspiration as well as role models. These are exciting times for evolutionary biology, and the field is richer and stronger for the diversity of voices contributing to the field.

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A call to commission more women writers

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Gender Representation in Russian Academic Journals

Gender Representation in Russian Academic Journals

The Role of Gender in Scholarly Authorship

Women in evolution – highlighting the changing face of evolutionary biology

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