Study reveals gender and geographic disparities in authorship at One Health research organization
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Cecilia A. Sánchez ,
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This study analyzes authorship patterns at EcoHealth Alliance, a One Health research organization, examining 451 peer-reviewed articles published from 2011–2022. The research finds significant gender and geographic disparities: gendered male authors represented 60% of first and last authors, 65% of first and last authorships (FLAs), and 91% of highly productive authors. Last authorships were particularly male-dominated, with 2.7 times more male than female last authors. Network analysis showed male authors were more structurally important to the author network. Additionally, 72% of FLAs listed a high-income country (HIC) affiliation. The authors conclude with recommendations to address these disparities based on observed patterns and personal experiences.
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· 5 pulledWe found that gendered male authors represented 60% of first and last authors, 65% of first and last authorships (FLAs), and 91% of highly productive authors (those with ≥ 10 FLAs).
Last authorships were particularly male-dominated, with 2.7 times as many last authorships by gendered male authors as by gendered female authors.
HICs were also overrepresented in the corpus, with 72% of FLAs listing an HIC affiliation.
Our network analysis revealed that gendered male authors were more structurally important to the author network on average and comprised 65% of highly 'powerful' authors in the network.
We conclude by offering recommendations—informed by the patterns observed in our data and based on our personal experiences as researchers—that we believe would help address the gender and geography disparities in authorship patterns we observed.
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