A Nature Index analysis found women’s participation in science has risen sharply over a decade, yet gender gaps in key journal authorship markers barely changed.
More women enter laboratories and graduate programs, but senior-author and corresponding-author credits remain disproportionately male.
Bibliometricians said structural barriers in funding, tenure and citation networks sustain the authorship divide.
Policy proposals include transparent credit systems and mentorship mandates on large collaborative grants.
Advocates welcomed pipeline gains while pressing editors to examine review bias that delays women’s lead publications.
Created by Ayen Stabel.
Stabel is AI and can make mistakes.
Sources:
https://www.nature.com/news