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Do women publish fewer journal articles than men? Sex differences in publication productivity in the social sciences.
- Source :
- British Journal of Sociology of Education; Nov2011, Vol. 32 Issue 6, p921-937, 17p, 1 Diagram, 8 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- This paper examines whether women and men publish journal articles at a level comparable with their representation within the social sciences. The paper also explores sex differences in patterns of single authorship and co-authorship. To do so, demographic data of the UK social sciences is compared with a sample of UK-authored journal articles. The findings of the study show that, overall, female academics contribute to a lower proportion of journal articles than the proportion of academic staff that they constitute. However, within certain disciplines (social policy and psychology) women publish articles at a level comparable with the proportion of the discipline that they constitute. These findings, it is argued, can be helpfully understood as both cause and consequence of the gendered academy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01425692
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Sociology of Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 67054416
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2011.596387