Accelerating the Bending Arc Toward Equality: A Commentary on Gender Trends in Authorship in Psychiatry Journals
Publication type
journal article
Publication date
2019
Author(s)
Bearden, Carrie E.
Language
English
View point(s)
Global
Discipline(s)
Abstract
In this issue of Biological Psychiatry, Hart et al. (1) offer a compelling new analysis of gender trends in authorship in psychiatry journals over the past decade. Hart et al. (1) offer both good news and bad news. Want the good news first? There has been a significant increase in the percentage of women, as both first and last authors, over the past decade. In fact, near parity in gender representation has been achieved for first authors. Now for the bad news: women exhibit slower rates of transition to senior authorship—5 years for men and 9 years for women, on average. Why? There is not an obvious single answer, but there are a few key takeaways.
Journal
Biological Psychiatry
ISSN
1873-2402
Volume
86
Issue
8
Pagination
575-576