The opaqueness of author naming and ordering, when coupled with power dynamics, can lead to a number of disadvantages in academic careers. In this commentary, we investigate gender differences in authorship experiences in a large prospective meta-analytic study (k = 46; n = 3,565; 12 countries). We find that women’s and men’s authorship experiences differ significantly with women reporting greater prevalence of problematic behaviors. We present seven actionable recommendations for improving the receipt and reporting of intellectual credit. Such actions are needed to ensure fairness in authorship, which is one of the most powerful factors in academics’ career outcomes.
Women’s and men’s authorship experiences: A prospective meta-analysis / Banks, George C.; Rasmussen, Lisa M.; Tonidandel, Scott; Pollack, Jeffrey M.; Hausfeld, Mary M.; Williams, Courtney; Albritton, Betsy H.; Allen, Joseph A.; Bastardoz, Nicolas; Batchelor, John H.; Bennett, Andrew A.; Briker, Roman; Castille, Christopher M.; De Jong, Bart A.; Demeter, Elise; Desimone, Justin A.; Gonzalez-Brambila, Claudia N.; Field, James G.; Figueroa-Armijos, Maria; Fernanda Garcia, M.; Gardner, William L.; Jeffrey Gish, J.; Giurge, Laura M.; Gloria Gonzalez-Morales, M.; Graf-Vlachy, Lorenz; Kumar Gupta, Roopak; Hinojosa, Amanda S.; Howard, Zion; Kepes, Sven; Köhler, Tine; Tony Kong, Dejun; Langer, Markus; lat Loi, Teng; Maher, Liam P.; Miao, Chao; Mithan, Murad A.; Balachandran Nair, Lakshmi; Obenauer, William G.; O’Boyle, Ernest H.; Pierce, Jason R.; Powell, Deborah M.; Reiter-Palmon, Roni; Rupp, Deborah E.; Tatachari, Srinivasan; Thomas, Jane S.; Vissak, Tiia; Volschenk, Jako; Wang, Chen; Whelpley, Christopher E.; Wolff, Hans-Georg; Woznyj, Haley M.; Yang, Tao. - In: JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT. - ISSN 0149-2063. - 51:4(2025), pp. 1273-1287. [10.1177/01492063251315701]
Women’s and men’s authorship experiences: A prospective meta-analysis
Lakshmi Balachandran Nair;
2025
Abstract
The opaqueness of author naming and ordering, when coupled with power dynamics, can lead to a number of disadvantages in academic careers. In this commentary, we investigate gender differences in authorship experiences in a large prospective meta-analytic study (k = 46; n = 3,565; 12 countries). We find that women’s and men’s authorship experiences differ significantly with women reporting greater prevalence of problematic behaviors. We present seven actionable recommendations for improving the receipt and reporting of intellectual credit. Such actions are needed to ensure fairness in authorship, which is one of the most powerful factors in academics’ career outcomes.
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