Men are lead authors on far mor scientific publications than women. (Credit: Rodrigo Comisarenco via stock.xchng)
A new analysis of thousands of papers published between 2008 and 2012 shows that women are still underrepresented in authorship of scientific papers. Women account for less 30% of authorships, and articles with women as a dominant author receive fewer citations. The researchers also found that Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Quebec were the Canadian provinces closest to achieving gender parity.
Original comment article published in Nature on December 11, 2013
Names and affiliations of selected authors:
Vincent Larivière, School of Library and Information Sciences, Université de Montréal
Yves Gingras, professor of history and sociology of science, Université du Québec à Montréal
Additional Resources:
Press release from Université de Montréal
