#GAReads | Women scientists author fewer invited commentaries in medical journals than men
“Women scientists author fewer invited commentaries in medical journals than men”:
Women scientists were 21% less likely to author invited commentaries in medical journals during a five-year period than men with similar scientific expertise, seniority, and publication metrics, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and in collaboration with Elsevier. They found that the disparity was larger for women who were further progressed in their careers, reaching as high as 40% for the most senior authors.
In medical journals, publication of an invited commentary is a recognition of expertise and can raise an author's profile.
Read the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s full article at EurekAlert! here…