How is Women in science given less credit than men for their contribution to research papers

The effect was also seen across all areas of study – including those where females are in the majority such as health.

“There is a clear gap between the rate at which women and men are named as coauthors on publications. The gap is strong, persistent, and independent of the research field,” said co-author Prof Julia Lane, of New York University.

“We have known for a long time that women publish and patent at a lower rate than men. But because previous data never showed who participated in research, no-one knew why. There were anecdotes—like that of Rosalind Franklin, who was denied authorship in a famous Nature article by James Watson and Francis Crick despite correctly demonstrating the double helix structure of DNA—but there was no evidence.”

Additionally, a survey of more than 2,400 researchers carried out alongside the analysis found that 43 per cent of women said they had been excluded from a scientific paper to which they had contributed compared to 38 per cent of men. Many respondents also noted that they felt minorities, and foreign-born scientists were at a similar disadvantage.The effect was also seen across all areas of study – including those where females are in the majority such as health.

“There is a clear gap between the rate at which women and men are named as coauthors on publications. The gap is strong, persistent, and independent of the research field,” said co-author Prof Julia Lane, of New York University.

“We have known for a long time that women publish and patent at a lower rate than men. But because previous data never showed who participated in research, no-one knew why. There were anecdotes—like that of Rosalind Franklin, who was denied authorship in a famous Nature article by James Watson and Francis Crick despite correctly demonstrating the double helix structure of DNA—but there was no evidence.”

Additionally, a survey of more than 2,400 researchers carried out alongside the analysis found that 43 per cent of women said they had been excluded from a scientific paper to which they had contributed compared to 38 per cent of men. Many respondents also noted that they felt minorities, and foreign-born scientists were at a similar disadvantage.The effect was also seen across all areas of study – including those where females are in the majority such as health.

“There is a clear gap between the rate at which women and men are named as coauthors on publications. The gap is strong, persistent, and independent of the research field,” said co-author Prof Julia Lane, of New York University.

“We have known for a long time that women publish and patent at a lower rate than men. But because previous data never showed who participated in research, no-one knew why. There were anecdotes—like that of Rosalind Franklin, who was denied authorship in a famous Nature article by James Watson and Francis Crick despite correctly demonstrating the double helix structure of DNA—but there was no evidence.”

Additionally, a survey of more than 2,400 researchers carried out alongside the analysis found that 43 per cent of women said they had been excluded from a scientific paper to which they had contributed compared to 38 per cent of men. Many respondents also noted that they felt minorities, and foreign-born scientists were at a similar disadvantage.