You Research Like a Girl: Gendered Research Agendas and Their Implications

• Published in: PS, political science & politics Vol. 52; no. 4; pp. 663 - 668
• Main Authors: Key, Ellen M., Sumner, Jane Lawrence
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.10.2019
• Subjects: Bias; Careers; Dissertations & theses; Doctoral Dissertations; Evidence; Females; Game Theory; Gender; Gender differences; Ghettos; International relations; Males; Men; Periodicals; Political science; Politics; Productivity; Research Design; Researchers; Segregation; The Profession; Women

Political science, like many disciplines, has a “leaky-pipeline” problem. Women are more likely to leave the profession than men. Those who stay are promoted at lower rates. Recent work has pointed toward a likely culprit: women are less likely to submit work to journals. Why? One answer is that wom...