A gender equality paradox in academic publishing: Countries with a higher proportion of female first-authored journal articles have larger first-author gender disparities between fields

AbstractCurrent attempts to address the shortfall of female researchers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) have not yet succeeded, despite other academic subjects having female majorities. This article investigates the extent to which gender disparities are s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mike Thelwall, Amalia Mas-Bleda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The MIT Press 2020-01-01
Series:Quantitative Science Studies
Online Access:https://direct.mit.edu/qss/article/1/3/1260/96104/A-gender-equality-paradox-in-academic-publishing