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WIPO Studies the Gender Gap and Online Access to Research
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the results of a study exploring the question, “Can improved digital access to scientific knowledge help close the gender gap in research participation?” The press release explains, “This study builds on earlier findings that showed how much digital access can boost research, and now it reveals something even more specific: online access to research significantly increases how much women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) contribute to scientific publishing.” It shows “that expanding access to scientific literature significantly increases LMIC women’s participation and impact in academic publishing. Specifically, free or low-cost access to scientific publications, as provided by Research4Life, is associated with 3–30% rise in the number of publications with at least one woman author and a 2–9% increase in the share of women authors.”The results “pulled data from over 600 institutions across 80 countries and focused on the Hinari collection of Research4Life, which is managed by the World Health Organisation (WHO).” For more information, read the press release.
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