Marga Torre
@mtorre.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Sociology & Director of the Master in Computational Social Science at University Carlos III of Madrid. Labor markets, gender, inequality. Orophile. Winter lover. www.margatorre.com
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July 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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We argue that this asymmetry stems from men and women facing different collaboration incentives, rooted in the historical concentration of power in men’s hands. As women gain presence, men pull back. Women, however, still benefit from collaborating with men. Together, but not quite integrated!
July 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM
We argue that this asymmetry stems from men and women facing different collaboration incentives, rooted in the historical concentration of power in men’s hands. As women gain presence, men pull back. Women, however, still benefit from collaborating with men. Together, but not quite integrated!
More interestingly, behavioral homophily varies asymmetrically with the proportion of women in a field: it’s lowest in female-majority fields, moderate in male-dominated ones, and peaks at the edge of gender parity but only on the male side (~40% women)
July 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM
More interestingly, behavioral homophily varies asymmetrically with the proportion of women in a field: it’s lowest in female-majority fields, moderate in male-dominated ones, and peaks at the edge of gender parity but only on the male side (~40% women)
First, we looked at how gender homophily in scientific publications has changed over time. One might expect more gender-mixed teams. But (surprise!) gender homophily has increased in all research areas (153) - even after adjusting for structural factors
July 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM
First, we looked at how gender homophily in scientific publications has changed over time. One might expect more gender-mixed teams. But (surprise!) gender homophily has increased in all research areas (153) - even after adjusting for structural factors
Female authorship has risen across fields in recent decades. But how has this shift affected gender-mixed collaborations in science? To find out, we analyzed gender homophily in 28.2M articles from 15,642 journals indexed in Web of Science (1980–2019).
July 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Female authorship has risen across fields in recent decades. But how has this shift affected gender-mixed collaborations in science? To find out, we analyzed gender homophily in 28.2M articles from 15,642 journals indexed in Web of Science (1980–2019).