Gender Differences in the Authorship of Original Research in Pediatric Journals, 2001-2016

Objectives To examine the gender of authors of original research in 3 high-impact pediatric journals between 2001 and 2016, given the importance of publishing on academic promotion, and to compare authorship gender with the percentage of women on editorial boards and with academic faculty composition. Study design We assessed the prevalence of female first and senior (last-listed) authorship of original research articles published in 3...