Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS#Women are underrepresented in #academia — especially in #STEMM fields, at top institutions, and in senior positions. … The median amount of time spent under review is **7.4%–14.6%** longer for female-authored articles than for male-authored articles. https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.3003574
Biomedical and life science articles by female researchers spend longer under review
Women are underrepresented in academia, especially in STEMM fields, at top institutions, and in senior positions. This study analyzes millions of biomedical and life science articles, revealing that female-authored articles spend longer under review than comparable male-authored articles, across most fields.