Women, non-native English speakers and those from lower-income countries published fewer English-language peer-reviewed papers than men, native English speakers and those from higher-income countries, according to a study published September 18 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Tatsuya Amano from the University of Queensland, Australia, and colleagues.
Women, non-native English speakers and those from lower-income countries published fewer English-language peer-reviewed papers than men, native English speakers and those from higher-income countries, according to a study published September 18 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Tatsuya Amano from the University of Queensland, Australia, and colleagues.
UNESCO posits that « all scientists … have equal opportunity to access, contribute to and benefit from science, regardless of origin or circumstance. » However, research reports rampant inequities; for example, women are less likely to hold a tenured position, scientists from lower-income countries are less funded than their higher-income counterparts and non-native English speakers experience language-related rejection up to 2.
