How do children affect women in science? We investigate this question using rich
biographical data, linked with patents and publications, for 83,000 American scientists in …

This paper makes use of a unique data set fordoctoral-level biochemists, earth scientists,
physicists, and physiologists to examine the question ofwhether the rewards to publishing in …

The paper revisits the issue of the gender gap in scientific productivity, often referred as the
“productivity puzzle” by economists and sociologists of science. After providing a critical …

There is a well-documented gap between the observed number of works produced by
women and by men in science, with clear consequences for the retention and promotion of …

Women underrepresentation in science has frequently been associated with women being
less productive than men (ie the gender productivity gap), which may be explained by …

330 FREEDOM AND UNFREEDOM performance. We did so by assessing the dynamic
relation of family life and women's research throughout their careers—an approach not …

The paper presents the results of an examination of gender differences in scientific
productivity on a sample of 840 respondents, half the young scientific population in Croatia …

Women scientists working in small, for-profit companies are eight times more likely than their
university counterparts to head a research lab. Why? Laurel Smith-Doerr reveals that …

Numerous studies have shown that female scientists tend to publish significantly fewer
publications than do their male colleagues. In this study, we have analyzed whether similar …

Many studies on research productivity and performance suggest that men consistently
outperform women. However, women and men are spread unevenly throughout the …