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The role of diversity in science: a case study of women advancing female birdsong research
Animal Behaviour ( IF 2.5 ) Pub Date : 2020-10-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.07.021
Casey D. Haines , Evangeline M. Rose , Karan J. Odom , Kevin E. Omland

Researchers of different genders and backgrounds contribute greatly to the diversity of questions and approaches in science. Historically birdsong was studied primarily as a male trait. However, as researchers in the field of animal behaviour have become more diverse, women have made substantial contributions to the birdsong literature, including through the study of female birdsong. We investigated the influence of gender on research topic and asked: are research articles on female birdsong disproportionately authored by women? We surveyed published ‘female song’ papers within the last 20 years, recording counts of author gender and authorship position (first, middle, last). We compared these data to a control group of ‘birdsong’ papers that were matched by journal and publication date. We found strong associations between research topic and author gender. First authors of female birdsong papers are significantly more likely to be women: women now make-up 68% of first authors on female birdsong papers whereas women are only 44% of the first authors on general birdsong papers. Our case study suggests that women are making a greater contribution to the emerging field of female birdsong. This discrepancy demonstrates the importance of diversity in addressing previously understudied areas of science. Increasing diversity in science can lead to new approaches for studying behaviour, ecology and conservation.

中文翻译:

多样性在科学中的作用:女性推动女性鸟鸣研究的案例研究

不同性别和背景的研究人员对科学问题和方法的多样性做出了巨大贡献。从历史上看,鸟鸣主要是作为男性特征进行研究的。然而,随着动物行为领域的研究人员变得更加多样化,女性对鸟鸣文献做出了重大贡献,包括通过对雌鸟鸣声的研究。我们调查了性别对研究主题的影响,并询问:关于女性鸟鸣的研究文章是否由女性撰写的比例过高?我们调查了过去 20 年内发表的“女歌”论文,记录了作者性别和作者地位(第一、中间、最后)的数量。我们将这些数据与按期刊和出版日期匹配的“鸟鸣”论文对照组进行了比较。我们发现研究主题和作者性别之间存在很强的关联。女性鸟鸣论文的第一作者明显更有可能是女性:女性现在占女性鸟鸣论文第一作者的 68%,而女性仅占一般鸟鸣论文第一作者的 44%。我们的案例研究表明,女性正在为新兴的女性鸟鸣领域做出更大的贡献。这种差异表明多样性在解决以前未充分研究的科学领域中的重要性。科学多样性的增加可以为研究行为、生态和保护带来新的方法。女性现在占女性鸟鸣论文第一作者的 68%,而女性仅占一般鸟鸣论文第一作者的 44%。我们的案例研究表明,女性正在为新兴的女性鸟鸣领域做出更大的贡献。这种差异表明多样性在解决以前未充分研究的科学领域中的重要性。科学多样性的增加可以为研究行为、生态和保护带来新的方法。女性现在占女性鸟鸣论文第一作者的 68%,而女性仅占一般鸟鸣论文第一作者的 44%。我们的案例研究表明,女性正在为新兴的女性鸟鸣领域做出更大的贡献。这种差异表明多样性在解决以前未充分研究的科学领域中的重要性。科学多样性的增加可以为研究行为、生态和保护带来新的方法。
更新日期:2020-10-01
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