Is There a Gendered Agenda in Academia? The Research Experience of Female and Male PhD Graduates in Australian Universities.

Evaluates data from a study of PhD graduates in Australian universities for gender differences in early research experience. Argues that such documented phenomena as women's lower publication output and their non-participation in collaborative networks are due to factors such as women's choice of discipline area. Although rejecting an explicitly "gendered agenda", the paper notes female PhDs report greater dissatisfaction. (Author/DB)