Women edged out of last-named authorships in top journals A Prestige Index exposes the gender bias in author lists published in top science journals. Jon Brock News 22 Jan 2018
The invisible leg-up for males in science COMMENT: A professor reflects on his privilege. Merlin Crossley Comment 12 Jan 2018
Girls will be girls? Gender stereotyping among six-year olds sparks debate A study revealing that girls are more likely to link brilliance with boys than with their own gender made headlines on the web. Gemma Conroy News 5 Jan 2018
Female researchers add their superiors as authors Survey finds that women are more prone to recognizing honorary co-authors in papers, but less likely to pad citation lists. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 15 Dec 2017
Study highlights gender imbalance in peer review Women peer review fewer papers than men but are more likely to reject the papers they review, a new study shows. Jon Brock News 23 Oct 2017
New tool tracks gender imbalance in medicine Gender proportions in medical schools are almost equal, but disparities persist further up the ranks, a new tracking tool reveals. Gemma Conroy News 6 Oct 2017
Female researchers cite their own work less than men, study Female researchers in engineering receive fewer citations, despite producing high-quality research. Flynn Murphy News 14 Feb 2017
Prominent female scientists struggle to retain their edge Tracking the careers of leading scientists reveals maintaining an edge is harder for women in Italy. Anthea Lacchia News 11 Jan 2017
Comment: A call to action for gender equality It's time for the academic community to put action to words and stand up for greater gender equality. Tim Wess Comment 22 Nov 2016
New award highlights gender imbalance among peer reviewers A new online award that recognises the contributions of highly-productive peer reviewers also highlights biases in the system that underscores scholarly publishing. Ivy Shih News 7 Nov 2016
