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Gender analysis of the authors of the German-language pharmacy journal Pharmakon from 1972 to 2021
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Women tend to be underrepresented in almost all scientific fields in Germany. This study analyses publications of scientists in a German pharmaceutical non-peer-reviewed journal over a period of 50 years (1972–2021). The journal Pharmakon (previously named Pharmazie in unserer Zeit) is the member journal of the German Pharmaceutical Society (DPhG). We performed a gender analysis of the journal and analysed 1577 articles by 2509 authors. Overall, the percentage of women is 26%. This has changed significantly over time from 5% in the early years to almost 50% in 2020 (Chi2-test p = 0.00004). For many years, there were no women as first authors at all, but in 2020, for the first time, there were more female than male first authors. However, at the highest academic rank of professor, female authors are still much less abundant than men. The journal has also changed over the years. The number of authors per article has increased and more articles have been published since the turn of the millennium. Over the years, more non-pharmacists have also published, and interdisciplinary exchange seems to be becoming increasingly important. This study illustrates, for the field of German pharmacy, substantial gender inequalities. These inequalities are mirrored in the gender analysis of authors publishing in Pharmakon. Our study also shows that over the past decades, gender inequalities have become smaller, but they still exist, particularly at the highest-ranking level, i.e. professors. Our study will help politicians, universities and pharmacy associations to implement effective measures for gender equality.
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Pharmakon
Gender structure
Pharmacy
Female quota
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