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ArticlePloS one2022

Brazilian female researchers do not publish less despite an academic structure that deepens sex gap.

Juliana Hipólito, Leila Teruko Shirai, Rosana Halinski, Aline Sartori Guidolin, Ranyse Barbosa Querino, Eliane Dias Quintela, Nivia da Silva Dias Pini, Carmen Sílvia Soares Pires, Eliana Maria Gouveia Fontes

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The future of Brazilian science.Nature human behaviour · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Juliana HipólitoInstituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-0721-3143
Leila Teruko ShiraiInstituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Rosana HalinskiEscola Politécnica, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
Aline Sartori GuidolinEscola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
Ranyse Barbosa QuerinoEmbrapa Cerrados, Planaltina, DF, Brazil.
Eliane Dias QuintelaEmbrapa Arroz e Feijão, Santo Antônio de Goiás, GO, Brazil.
Nivia da Silva Dias PiniEmbrapa Agroindústria Tropical, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Carmen Sílvia Soares PiresEmbrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Eliana Maria Gouveia FontesEmbrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, DF, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4834-4251
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation · BRPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul · BRUniversidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BRUniversidade Federal da Bahia · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the 21st century, we still need to talk about gender inequality in science. Even with the sharp growth of studies on this theme over the last decades, we are still trying to convince our peers that diversity matters and, if embraced, makes better science. Part of this drawback can be related to the need for data to support effective proposals to change the academic scenario. In order to close some of those gaps, we here analyze 1) the profile of Brazilian researchers based on production, impact, and membership to the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, 2) participation in the Editorial boards of Brazilian journals dedicated to Entomology, and, 3) the academic scenario of Brazilian Entomology focusing on the sex of the first and last authors in peer-reviewed international publications related to Entomology. We aimed to provide a deeper look on the Brazilian Entomology scenario and to expand the amount of data availability to stimulate and foster a mind-change in the current academic structure. We performed scientometric searches and analysis using different platforms and found that the number and impact of the publications by female researchers, as observed by relative numbers, are not less than that of males. Despite that, female researchers are less represented at the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and editorial boards, reinforcing the lack of women recognition in science. Thus, we observe that some narratives related to the productivity gap can be misleading to a perpetuation of our internal and structural biases. We here expanded data from a previous paper where we scrutinized the Brazilian Entomology scenario and discussed the patches and systems that maintain gender gap in science.

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