Gendered Publishing Patterns and Occupational Trends, Oceania Archaeology 2005–2020

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Gender in Archaeology over the Last 30+ Years" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

My research examines ongoing issues of gender disparity in male-dominated academic professions like archaeology. Here, I investigate the link between gender and publishing of archaeological research in Oceania amongst a broad cross-section of archaeologists. Similar research conducted on North American archaeologists has found significant gender imbalances between female and male publishing rates. To determine if similar trends exist among archaeologists working in Oceania, I created a database to log the number of female first-authored and male first-authored research articles in both regional and international journals, as well as edited volumes. I also recorded the occupational affiliation of the first authors to compare gendered publishing rates and job type. To launch my study of gender disparities, I collected 16 years of data (2005–2020) for nine peer-reviewed regional journals and eight peer-reviewed international journals. My current study investigates the possible causes of gender disparities in publishing, including gender of journal editors, female preference for nonacademic jobs that do not require publications for advancement (as with CRM), instances of gender exclusion and harassment at research field sites, or limited undergraduate mentorship opportunities for prospective female archaeologists.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Gender in Archaeology over the Last 30+ Years   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 38190.0