Women are credited less in science than men

Ross, Matthew B.; Glennon, Britta; Murciano-Goroff, Raviv; Berkes, Enrico; Weinberg, Bruce A.; Lane, Julia

doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04966-w

articleNatureJun 22, 2022HYBRID OA

Women are credited less in science than men

MBMatthew B. Ross BGBritta Glennon RMRaviv Murciano-Goroff EBEnrico Berkes BABruce A. Weinberg

Northeastern University · National Bureau of Economic Research · +5 more institutions

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Abstract

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 women 1 . 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…

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Attribution
Gender gap
Promotion (chess)
Psychology
Productivity
Social psychology
Political science
Demographic economics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

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