Comparison of the contributions of female and male authors to medical research in 2000 and 2015: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The proportion of women engaged in clinical research has increased over time. However, it is unclear if women and men contribute to the same extent during the conduct of research and, if so, if they are equally rewarded by a strategic first or last author position. We aim to describe the prevalence of women authors of original articles published 15 years apart and to compare the research contributions and author positions according to gender.

Design

Repeated cross-sectional study.

Setting

Published original articles.

Participants

1910 authors of 223 original articles published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in 2000 and 2015.

Primary and secondary outcomes measures

Self-reported contributions to 10 aspects of the article (primary) an

SUBMITTER: Gayet-Ageron A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398775 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature