Women's and Men's Authorship Experiences: A Prospective Meta-Analysis

George C. Banks; Lisa M. Rasmussen; Scott Tonidandel; Jeffrey M. Pollack; Mary M. Hausfeld; Courtney Williams; Betsy H. Albritton; Joseph A. Allen; Nicolas Bastardoz; John H. Batchelor; Andrew A. Bennett; Roman Briker; Christopher M. Castille; Bart A. De Jong; Elise Demeter; Justin A. Desimone; James G. Field; Maria Figueroa-Armijos; M. Fernanda Garcia; William L. Gardner; J. Jeffrey Gish; Laura M. Giurge; Claudia N. Gonzalez-Brambila; M. Gloria Gonzalez-Morales; Lorenz Graf-Vlachy; Roopak Kumar Gupta; Amanda S. Hinojosa; Zion Howard; Sven Kepes; Tine Kohler; Dejun Tony Kong; Markus Langer; Teng lat Loi; Liam P. Maher; Chao Miao; Murad A. Mithani; Lakshmi Balachandran Nair; William G. Obenauer; Ernest H. O'Boyle; Jason R. Pierce; Deborah M. Powell; Roni Reiter-Palmon; Deborah E. Rupp; Srinivasan Tatachari; Jane S. Thomas; Tiia Vissak; Jako Volschenk; Chen Wang; Christopher E. Whelpley; Hans-Georg Wolff; Et al.

doi:10.1177/01492063251315701

Women's and Men's Authorship Experiences: A Prospective Meta-Analysis

George C. Banks^*, Lisa M. Rasmussen, Scott Tonidandel, Jeffrey M. Pollack, Mary M. Hausfeld, Courtney Williams, Betsy H. Albritton, Joseph A. Allen, Nicolas Bastardoz, John H. Batchelor, Andrew A. Bennett, Roman Briker, Christopher M. Castille, Bart A. De Jong, Elise Demeter, Justin A. Desimone, James G. Field, Maria Figueroa-Armijos, M. Fernanda Garcia, William L. GardnerJ. Jeffrey Gish, Laura M. Giurge, Claudia N. Gonzalez-Brambila, M. Gloria Gonzalez-Morales, Lorenz Graf-Vlachy, Roopak Kumar Gupta, Amanda S. Hinojosa, Zion Howard, Sven Kepes, Tine Kohler, Dejun Tony Kong, Markus Langer, Teng lat Loi, Liam P. Maher, Chao Miao, Murad A. Mithani, Lakshmi Balachandran Nair, William G. Obenauer, Ernest H. O'Boyle, Jason R. Pierce, Deborah M. Powell, Roni Reiter-Palmon, Deborah E. Rupp, Srinivasan Tatachari, Jane S. Thomas, Tiia Vissak, Jako Volschenk, Chen Wang, Christopher E. Whelpley, Hans-Georg Wolff, Et al.

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1273-1287
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Management
Volume	51
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063251315701
Publication status	Published - Apr 2025

Keywords

Meta-Analysis
Quantitative
METHODS
Open science (e.g.
transparency in research practices)
Diversity
equity
and inclusion
MICRO
Identity (age
disability
gender
national origin
race-ethnicity
sexual orientation
etc.)

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Banks, G. C., Rasmussen, L. M., Tonidandel, S., Pollack, J. M., Hausfeld, M. M., Williams, C., Albritton, B. H., Allen, J. A., Bastardoz, N., Batchelor, J. H., Bennett, A. A., Briker, R., Castille, C. M., De Jong, B. A., Demeter, E., Desimone, J. A., Field, J. G., Figueroa-Armijos, M., Fernanda Garcia, M., ... Et al. (2025). Women's and Men's Authorship Experiences: A Prospective Meta-Analysis. Journal of Management, 51(4), 1273-1287. https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063251315701

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Women's and Men's Authorship Experiences: A Prospective Meta-Analysis

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