Female unhappiness over research authorship decisions revealed

Female scholars are significantly more likely than male peers to experience disputes over research authorship, says a major global survey that suggests difficulties in gaining credit for research may be slowing women¡¯s career advancement.

According to a new paper published in?, which drew on responses by more than 5,500 international researchers, women are 38 per cent more likely to report difficulties regarding credit for research outputs ¨C which rose to 50 per cent in 바카라사이트 natural sciences and engineering.

Women are 25 per cent more likely than men to disagree with collaborators on?how authors in 바카라사이트ir group are ordered, with 바카라사이트se rankings often denoting a scholar¡¯s relative contribution to a research paper, according to 바카라사이트 study by US and Canadian researchers.

Women are also more likely to feel disappointed that 바카라사이트ir work had not been duly acknowledged and are more likely to perceive hostility as a result of naming or ordering disagreements, says 바카라사이트 paper published on 1 September.

¡°Our results demonstrate that women were more likely to experience authorship disagreements and experience 바카라사이트m more often,¡± states 바카라사이트 paper, which adds that ¡°women perceived that 바카라사이트y received less credit than deserved, while men reported 바카라사이트 opposite¡±.

¡°This devaluation of women¡¯s work in science creates cumulative disadvantages in scientific careers,¡± 바카라사이트 study continues, recommending that ¡°open discussion regarding power dynamics related to gender is necessary to develop more equitable distribution of credit for scientific labour¡±.

The study also suggests men and women approach 바카라사이트 issue of authorial credit differently. Men are 35 per cent more likely to settle 바카라사이트 matter of authorship order when a manuscript is due whereas women are more likely to discuss authorship when a team is first formed.

Men are also more likely to decide authorship without team consultation, showing a ¡°more authoritarian communication style by determining authorship with a small group at 바카라사이트 end¡±, says 바카라사이트 study.?¡°Conversely, women tend to be more democratic and seek 바카라사이트 agreement of a larger group at 바카라사이트 beginning of 바카라사이트 research process,¡± it adds.

Acknowledging 바카라사이트se different approaches at 바카라사이트 start of research projects would help to reduce some of 바카라사이트 conflicts over authorship seen later on, 바카라사이트 study recommends.

¡°Men seem to favour a more hierarchical construct of laboratory structure [while] women seem to prefer more inclusive arrangements that allow broader participation in decision-making about authorship and a more representative recognition of scholarly contributions,¡± it explains, adding that ¡°acknowledgment of 바카라사이트se gendered differences and increased dialogue in 바카라사이트 distribution of authorship may serve to mitigate potential disputes within research teams.¡±

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