[Womeninmedicine] Gender inequalities among authors who contributed equally

[Weisz, Ora Anna]

Gender inequalities among
authors who contributed
equally
Abstract We analyzed 2898 scientific papers published between 1995 and 2017 in which two or more authors
shared the first author position. For papers in which the first and second authors made equal contributions, mixedgender
combinations were most frequent, followed by male-male and then female-female author combinations.
For mixed-gender combinations, more male authors were in the first position, although the disparity decreased
over time. For papers in which three or more authors made equal contributions, there were more male authors
than female authors in the first position and more all-male than all-female author combinations. The gender
inequalities observed among authors who made equal contributions are not consistent with random or
alphabetical ordering of authors. These results raise concerns about female authors not receiving proper credit for
publications and suggest a need for journals to request clarity on the method used to decide author order among
those who contributed equally.

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Ora A. Weisz, PhD | Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology, and Clinical and Translational Science
Vice Chair of Faculty Development,  Department of Medicine
Associate Dean for Faculty Development,  University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty Excellence, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences
Renal-Electrolyte Division | 978.1 Scaife Hall | 3550 Terrace St. | Pittsburgh PA 15261
Tel: 412-383-8891 | Email: weisz at pitt.edu<mailto:weisz at pitt.edu>

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