NCJ Number
227587
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 37 Issue: 3 Dated: May/June 2009 Pages: 288-295
Date Published
June 2009
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This study examined the overall extent of disparity in publishing between female and male academics, and the impact of background, departmental, professional, workload characteristics, and other academic factors on publishing.
Abstract
Highlights of study findings include: (1) males published more than females with the disparity reduced when number of years in the profession was taken into consideration; (2) overall, the case for disparity due to females in the profession assuming a greater percentage of non-research related roles was not found; males and females spent approximately 30 percent of their time devoted to research activities; and (3) among the factors used to predict publication productivity, none were significantly different between male and female scholars; factors associated with male productivity were also associated with female productivity. Currently, there are more men than women in senior faculty positions. Female academics are paid less than their male counterparts and are less satisfied with their pay. This study sought to address three questions regarding gender and publication productivity in the field of criminal justice and criminology: (1) the extent of the overall disparity between traditional female and male academics in their publishing practices; (2) what portion of disparity between females and males in referred journal publications could be accounted for by other specific background, departmental, professional, and work load characteristics; and (3) whether females and males differ in the types of factors that influence the number of referred journal publications? Tables, notes, and references