Under-represented, cautious, and modest: the gender gap at European Union Politics
Faculty/Professorship: | Governance of Complex and Innovative Technological Systems |
Author(s): | Bettecken, Julia ![]() |
Publisher Information: | Bamberg : Otto-Friedrich-Universität |
Year of publication: | 2022 |
Pages: | 14 |
Source/Other editions: | European political science : EPS. (2023), Published: 04 February 2022. - ISSN: 1682-0983 |
is version of: | 10.1057/s41304-021-00354-6 |
Year of first publication: | 2022 |
Language(s): | English |
Licence: | Creative Commons - CC BY - Attribution 4.0 International |
Abstract: | The gender gap pervades many core aspects of political science. This article reports that females continue to be under-represented as authors and reviewers in European Union Politics and that these differences have only diminished slightly since the second half of the 2000s. We also report that females use more cautious and modest language in their correspondence with the editorial office, but do not find evidence that this under-studied aspect of the gender gap affects the outcome of the reviewing process. The authors discuss some measures European Union Politics and other journals might take to address the imbalance. |
GND Keywords: | Politikwissenschaft; Europaforschung; Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift; Peer Review; Geschlechtsunterschied |
Keywords: | Gender gap, Peer review, Publication, Communication, Language |
DDC Classification: | 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology |
RVK Classification: | MS 3020 |
Peer Reviewed: | Ja |
International Distribution: | Ja |
Type: | Article |
URI: | https://urn:nbn:de:bvb:473-irb-531556 https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/53155 |
Release Date: | 7. April 2022 |
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