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Social Studies of Science, Vol. 35, No. 1, 131-150 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0306312705046630

Gender, Family Characteristics, and Publication Productivity among Scientists

Mary Frank Fox

School of Public Policy and Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology, at Georgia Institute of Technology, mary.fox{at}pubpolicy.gatech.edu

This paper concentrates upon the relationship between marriage, parental status, and publication productivity for women in academic science, with comparisons to men. Findings indicate that gender, family characteristics, and productivity are complex considerations that go beyond being married or not married, and the presence or absence of children. For women particularly, the relationship between marriage and productivity varies by type of marriage: first compared with subsequent marriage, and occupation of spouse (in scientific compared with non-scientific occupation). Further, type of family composition is important: women with preschool children have higher productivity than women without children or with school-age children. Women with preschool children are found to be a socially selective group in their characteristics, particularly in their allocations of time.

Key Words: children • family • gender • household • productivity • scientists


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