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Further divided gender gaps in research productivity and collaboration during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from coronavirus-related literature.
Liu, Meijun; Zhang, Ning; Hu, Xiao; Jaiswal, Ajay; Xu, Jian; Chen, Hong; Ding, Ying; Bu, Yi.
  • Liu M; Institute for Global Public Policy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Zhang N; LSE-Fudan Research Centre for Global Public Policy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Hu X; Shanghai Center for Innovation and Governance, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Jaiswal A; School of Information Management, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
  • Xu J; Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
  • Chen H; Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
  • Ding Y; School of Information, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States of America.
  • Bu Y; School of Information Management, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
J Informetr ; 16(2): 101295, 2022 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1819551
ABSTRACT
Based on publication data on coronavirus-related fields, this study applies a difference in differences approach to explore the evolution of gender inequalities before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by comparing the differences in the numbers and shares of authorships, leadership in publications, gender composition of collaboration, and scientific impacts. We find that, during the pandemic (1) females' leadership in publications as the first author was negatively affected; (2) although both females and males published more papers relative to the pre-pandemic period, the gender gaps in the share of authorships have been strengthened due to the larger increase in males' authorships; (3) the share of publications by mixed-gender collaboration declined; (4) papers by teams in which females play a key role were less cited in the pre-pandemic period, and this citation disadvantage was exacerbated during the pandemic; and (5) gender inequalities regarding authorships and collaboration were enhanced in the initial stage of COVID-19, widened with the increasing severity of COVID-19, and returned to the pre-pandemic level in September 2020. This study shows that females' lower participation in teams as major contributors and less collaboration with their male colleagues also reflect their underrepresentation in science in the pandemic period. This investigation significantly deepens our understanding of how the pandemic influenced academia, based on which science policies and gender policy changes are proposed to mitigate the gender gaps.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: J Informetr Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.joi.2022.101295

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: J Informetr Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.joi.2022.101295