Nature, Published online: 02 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01495-8
Women’s participation in science has risen sharply, but a Nature Index analysis finds that gender gaps in first and last authorship — markers of key scientific achievements — have barely shifted over the past decade.
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First and last authors more likely to be men in leading science journals
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Nature, Published online: 02 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01495-8Women’s participation in science has risen sharply, but a Nature Index analysis finds that gender gaps in first and last authorship — markers of key scientific achievements — have barely shifted over the past decade.