Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: ► Women account for about a third of all authors who published papers related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the outbreak in January 2020.Women's representation is lower still for first and last authorship positions.► Gender biases seem to be affecting COVID-19 research similar to other scientific areas, highlighting that women are consistently being under-represented.► This may have implications for the availability and interrogation of sex-disaggregated data and therefore our understanding of COVID-19.► These gender biases hint at wider gender inequalities in our global response to the pandemic, which may reduce the chance of dealing with it robustly and speedily.► Women are under-represented as authors of research papers in many scientific areas, particularly in senior authorship positions.
Source: BMJ Global Health
Language: English
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,679
Funder: University of New South Wales
OpenAlex ID: W3034617800