Data Analysis

Barriers in science and academia have prevented women from becoming researchers and experts that are viewed as equivalent to their colleagues who are men. We evaluated the participation and success of women researchers at ASM journals to better understand their success in the field of microbiology. We found that women are underrepresented as expert scientists at ASM journals. This is, in part, due to a combination of both low submissions from senior women authors and more negative outcomes on submitted manuscripts for women compared to men.

An analysis of event registration and social media campaign data compiled into a report for BIMW 2020 sponsors.

Within the field of biomedical research in the United States, the proportion of underrepresented minorities at the Full Professor level …