Women are underrepresented in professional spaces, particularly at leadership positions. In science, the participation in editorial boards of journals is evidence of a high reputation within a specialty or field. Therefore, female presence in editorial boards can be used as a proxy for female presence and leadership in academic spaces. Here, we assessed the gender composition in editorial boards of 31 biodiversity conservation (BC) journals included in the Web of Science and obtained information on current and past editorial boards of these journals. We found pervasive gender bias in the editorial boards of the main scientific BC journals. Current editorial boards were composed of 1251 editors, of which only 28.7% were women. Nevertheless, gender biases are becoming smaller over time. Our projections indicate that BC journals may achieve gender balance in their editorial boards by the year 2038. We argue that a diverse and inclusive editorial board has greater chances to propose innovative solutions to conservation problems. Thus, the academic community, editors and journals must take proactive measures to achieve gender balance. Given that most editors are men, hiring women still depends on them; and these men need urgently to take their share of responsibility and be actors of change. More broadly, journals and science decision-makers must commit to their importance in the movement and start, for example, to hire and support women's work.

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生物多样性保护期刊编委中普遍存在的性别偏见

女性在专业领域的代表性不足，尤其是在领导职位上。在科学领域，参与期刊编辑委员会是在专业或领域内享有盛誉的证据。因此，编辑委员会中的女性存在可以作为学术空间中女性存在和领导力的代表。在这里，我们评估了 Web of Science 中 31 种生物多样性保护 (BC) 期刊编辑委员会的性别构成，并获取了这些期刊当前和过去编辑委员会的信息。我们发现 BC 主要科学期刊的编委会普遍存在性别偏见。目前的编委会由 1251 名编辑组成，其中只有 28.7% 是女性。然而，随着时间的推移，性别偏见正在变得越来越小。我们的预测表明，到 2038 年，不列颠哥伦比亚省期刊的编委会可能会实现性别平衡。我们认为，多元化和包容性的编委会更有可能为保护问题提出创新的解决方案。因此，学术界、编辑和期刊必须采取积极措施以实现性别平衡。鉴于大多数编辑都是男性，招聘女性仍然取决于他们；这些人迫切需要承担起他们应承担的责任并成为变革的参与者。更广泛地说，期刊和科学决策者必须承诺他们在运动中的重要性，并开始，例如，雇用和支持女性的工作。因此，学术界、编辑和期刊必须采取积极措施以实现性别平衡。鉴于大多数编辑都是男性，招聘女性仍然取决于他们；这些人迫切需要承担起他们应承担的责任并成为变革的参与者。更广泛地说，期刊和科学决策者必须承诺他们在运动中的重要性，并开始，例如，雇用和支持女性的工作。因此，学术界、编辑和期刊必须采取积极措施以实现性别平衡。鉴于大多数编辑都是男性，招聘女性仍然取决于他们；这些人迫切需要承担起自己的责任并成为变革的参与者。更广泛地说，期刊和科学决策者必须承诺他们在运动中的重要性，并开始，例如，雇用和支持女性的工作。