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How parenthood contributes to gender gaps in academia.
Article in eLife, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Parenthood and care in academia: Publication counts, self-assessed productivity, and gendered differences.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
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- Persistent gender disparities in research productivity among U.S. reproductive endocrinologists: a cross-sectional analysis.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2026Article
- The best time to become a parent: The relationship between tenure and fertility among academics.PloS one · 2026Article
- Experiences and perceptions of sexism in dementia research careers: A global cross-sectional survey.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
- The Impact of Motherhood on Women's Career Progression: A Scoping Review of Evidence-Based Interventions.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A European perspective on structural barriers to women's career progression in neuroscience.Nature neuroscience · 2023Review
- Postdoctoral researchers' perspectives on working conditions and equal opportunities in German academia.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
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- Sticky steps and the gender gap: how thoughtful practices could help keep caregivers in science.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
Being a parent has long been associated with gender disparities in academia. However, details of the mechanisms by which parenthood and gender influence academic career achievement and progression are not fully understood. Here, using data from a survey of 7,764 academics in North America and publication data from the Web of Science, we analyze gender differences in parenthood and academic achievements and explore the influence of work-family conflict and partner support on these gender gaps. Our results suggest that gender gaps in academic achievement are, in fact, "parenthood gender gaps." Specifically, we found significant gender gaps in most of the measures of academic achievement (both objective and subjective) in the parent group but not in the non-parent group. Mothers are more likely than fathers to experience higher levels of work-family conflict and to receive lower levels of partner support, contributing significantly to the gender gaps in academic achievement for the parent group. We also discuss possible interventions and actions for reducing gender gaps in academia.
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