Meta-research: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the gender gap in research productivity within academia

TY - JOUR

T1 - Meta-research: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the gender gap in research productivity within academia

AU - Lee, Kiran G. L.

AU - Mennerat, Adele

AU - Lukas, Dieter

AU - Dugdale, Hannah L

AU - Culina, Antica

N1 - Data archiving: no NIOO data

PY - 2023/7/6

Y1 - 2023/7/6

N2 - Measuring research productivity to gauge academic performance is flawed because it is biased against certain groups of researchers. Women researchers are disadvantaged because gender roles and unconscious biases, operating both at home and in academia, can affect research productivity. Here, we bring together existing studies to show that the gender gap in research productivity increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the relative research productivity of women declining compared to the pre-pandemic period.

AB - Measuring research productivity to gauge academic performance is flawed because it is biased against certain groups of researchers. Women researchers are disadvantaged because gender roles and unconscious biases, operating both at home and in academia, can affect research productivity. Here, we bring together existing studies to show that the gender gap in research productivity increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the relative research productivity of women declining compared to the pre-pandemic period.

U2 - 10.7554/elife.85427

DO - 10.7554/elife.85427

M3 - Article

SN - 2050-084X

JO - eLife

JF - eLife

M1 - e85427

ER -