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An examination of research participation, career progression and perceptions across the globe.
As part of Elsevier’s ongoing efforts to promote gender diversity and advance gender equity in research using an evidence-based approach, we developed this latest report to understand how gender impacts the researcher journey. Drawing on robust data sets, we analyzed information about authors of academic publications, grant recipients and patent applicants to gain insights into trends in gender-based representation across 15 countries and the EU28.
In addition to the general global trends, there were notable country-specific findings. For example, Argentina was the closest to gender parity among authors overall, while Japan had the lowest ratio of women to men among authors in all subject areas. Spain and Mexico had the largest increases in the proportion of women among inventors. In many countries, however, the proportion of women among grant recipients corresponds with women’s underrepresentation as last and corresponding authors on papers. Moreover, among patent applicants, women were very poorly represented and little change was observed over time, suggesting high gain potential in this segment of the innovation pipeline.
Publication Date
2020
Disciplines
Gender and Sexuality | Scholarly Communication | Scholarly Publishing | Science and Technology Studies | Work, Economy and Organizations
Recommended Citation
de Kleijn, Maria MSc, MBA; Jayabalasingham, Bamini PhD; Falk-Krzesinski, Holly J. PhD; Collins, Thomas A. PhD; Kuiper-Hoyng, Liliane MSc; Cingolani, Isabelle PhD; Zhang, Jin PhD; Roberge, Guillaume; Deakin, Gemma; Goodall, Abigail; Whittington, Kjersten Bunker PhD; Berghmans, Stephane DVM, PhD; Huggett, Sarah MA; and Tobin, Stacey PhD, "The Researcher Journey Through a Gender Lens" (2020). Public Reports. 35.
https://analyticalservices.researchcommons.org/reports/35
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