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Gender analysis of Journal of Perinatology authorship during COVID-19
Lauren Gadek1, Christiane Dammann2, Renate Savich3
1University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Objective:
To examine authorship gender distributions before and during COVID-19 in the Journal of Perinatology.
Study Design:
We collected data from the Journal of Perinatology website. The author gender was determined using Genderize.io or a systematic internet search. Our primary outcome was the difference between the number of published articles authored by women during the pandemic period (March 2020-May 2021, period two), compared with the preceding 15-month period (period one). We analyzed the data using chi-square tests.
Results:
Publications increased from period one to two by 8.9%. There were slightly more female than male first (62%) and overall (53%) authors, but fewer last authors (43%) for the combined time periods. Female authorship distribution was not different between periods.
Conclusions:
Though publications increased overall, authorship gender distribution did not change significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Women authors remain underrepresented overall and specifically as last author, considering the majority of neonatologists are women.
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