Where My Ladies At? The Fight to Erase the Gender Gap in Publication

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This is an abstract from the "SAA 2021: General Sessions" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Feminist scholars have observed the gender disparity in archaeological knowledge production since the 1980s. Since then, both broad, discipline-wide, and smaller regionally focused studies have repeatedly demonstrated the same pattern of male-dominated publication trends. The lack of diverse voices in archaeological research has implications for the questions we ask, types of stories we tell, and ways in which we interpret the past. But, how will we be able to tell when archaeology reaches parity in recognition for the work of women? Will progress come slowly and steadily or be rapid and episodic? I examine several regional journals and conferences centered on Polynesian archaeology to identify the rate of improvement, or decline, in erasing gender disparities over time. I also consider how the mounting pressure to increase individual citation metrics and publication statistics placed on researchers by universities may inform on future publication trends in this space.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 86th Annual Meeting, Online (2021)   •
• SAA 2021: General Sessions

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Abstract Id(s): 33400