Gender disparity in publication records: a qualitative study of women researchers in computing and engineering

Abstract Background The current paper follows up on the results of an exploratory quantitative analysis that compared the publication and citation records of men and women researchers affiliated with the Faculty of Computing and Engineering at Dublin City University (DCU) in Ireland. Quantitative an...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Mohammad Hosseini, Shiva Sharifzad
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Gender disparity Equity STEM Authorship Qualitative research General Works A
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/12ea70577bcd4806a784a5bd6ed2b5cd
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:12ea70577bcd4806a784a5bd6ed2b5cd
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:12ea70577bcd4806a784a5bd6ed2b5cd2021-12-05T12:19:11ZGender disparity in publication records: a qualitative study of women researchers in computing and engineering10.1186/s41073-021-00117-32058-8615https://doaj.org/article/12ea70577bcd4806a784a5bd6ed2b5cd2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s41073-021-00117-3https://doaj.org/toc/2058-8615Abstract Background The current paper follows up on the results of an exploratory quantitative analysis that compared the publication and citation records of men and women researchers affiliated with the Faculty of Computing and Engineering at Dublin City University (DCU) in Ireland. Quantitative analysis of publications between 2013 and 2018 showed that women researchers had fewer publications, received fewer citations per person, and participated less often in international collaborations. Given the significance of publications for pursuing an academic career, we used qualitative methods to understand these differences and explore factors that, according to women researchers, have contributed to this disparity. Methods Sixteen women researchers from DCU’s Faculty of Computing and Engineering were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Once interviews were transcribed and anonymised, they were coded by both authors in two rounds using an inductive approach. Results Interviewed women believed that their opportunities for research engagement and research funding, collaborations, publications and promotions are negatively impacted by gender roles, implicit gender biases, their own high professional standards, family responsibilities, nationality and negative perceptions of their expertise and accomplishments. Conclusions Our study has found that women in DCU’s Faculty of Computing and Engineering face challenges that, according to those interviewed, negatively affect their engagement in various research activities, and, therefore, have contributed to their lower publication record. We suggest that while affirmative programmes aiming to correct disparities are necessary, they are more likely to improve organisational culture if they are implemented in parallel with bottom-up initiatives that engage all parties, including men researchers and non-academic partners, to inform and sensitise them about the significance of gender equity.Mohammad HosseiniShiva SharifzadBMCarticleGender disparityEquitySTEMAuthorshipQualitative researchGeneral WorksAENResearch Integrity and Peer Review, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	Gender disparity Equity STEM Authorship Qualitative research General Works A
spellingShingle	Gender disparity Equity STEM Authorship Qualitative research General Works A Mohammad Hosseini Shiva Sharifzad Gender disparity in publication records: a qualitative study of women researchers in computing and engineering
description	Abstract Background The current paper follows up on the results of an exploratory quantitative analysis that compared the publication and citation records of men and women researchers affiliated with the Faculty of Computing and Engineering at Dublin City University (DCU) in Ireland. Quantitative analysis of publications between 2013 and 2018 showed that women researchers had fewer publications, received fewer citations per person, and participated less often in international collaborations. Given the significance of publications for pursuing an academic career, we used qualitative methods to understand these differences and explore factors that, according to women researchers, have contributed to this disparity. Methods Sixteen women researchers from DCU’s Faculty of Computing and Engineering were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Once interviews were transcribed and anonymised, they were coded by both authors in two rounds using an inductive approach. Results Interviewed women believed that their opportunities for research engagement and research funding, collaborations, publications and promotions are negatively impacted by gender roles, implicit gender biases, their own high professional standards, family responsibilities, nationality and negative perceptions of their expertise and accomplishments. Conclusions Our study has found that women in DCU’s Faculty of Computing and Engineering face challenges that, according to those interviewed, negatively affect their engagement in various research activities, and, therefore, have contributed to their lower publication record. We suggest that while affirmative programmes aiming to correct disparities are necessary, they are more likely to improve organisational culture if they are implemented in parallel with bottom-up initiatives that engage all parties, including men researchers and non-academic partners, to inform and sensitise them about the significance of gender equity.
format	article
author	Mohammad Hosseini Shiva Sharifzad
author_facet	Mohammad Hosseini Shiva Sharifzad
author_sort	Mohammad Hosseini
title	Gender disparity in publication records: a qualitative study of women researchers in computing and engineering
title_short	Gender disparity in publication records: a qualitative study of women researchers in computing and engineering
title_full	Gender disparity in publication records: a qualitative study of women researchers in computing and engineering
title_fullStr	Gender disparity in publication records: a qualitative study of women researchers in computing and engineering
title_full_unstemmed	Gender disparity in publication records: a qualitative study of women researchers in computing and engineering
title_sort	gender disparity in publication records: a qualitative study of women researchers in computing and engineering
publisher	BMC
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/12ea70577bcd4806a784a5bd6ed2b5cd
work_keys_str_mv	AT mohammadhosseini genderdisparityinpublicationrecordsaqualitativestudyofwomenresearchersincomputingandengineering AT shivasharifzad genderdisparityinpublicationrecordsaqualitativestudyofwomenresearchersincomputingandengineering
_version_	1718372000949338112

Gender disparity in publication records: a qualitative study of women researchers in computing and engineering

Ejemplares similares