The Internet's Effect on Women's Coauthoring Rates and Academic Job Market Decisions: The Case of Political Science
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| Title: | The Internet's Effect on Women's Coauthoring Rates and Academic Job Market Decisions: The Case of Political Science |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Butler, Daniel M., Butler, Richard J. |
| Source: | Economics of Education Review. Aug 2011 30(4):665-672. |
| Availability: | Elsevier. 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800. Tel: 877-839-7126; Tel: 407-345-4020; Fax: 407-363-1354; e-mail: usjcs@elsevier.com; Web site: http://www.elsevier.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2011 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Political Science, Females, Labor Market, Journal Articles, Internet, Social Scientists, Context Effect, Work Environment, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education, Computer Mediated Communication |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.02.006 |
| ISSN: | 0272-7757 |
| Abstract: | The late 1990s saw the introduction and spread of the Internet and email. For social scientists, these technologies lowered communication costs and made inter-department collaboration much easier. Using women in political science as a case study, we show that this change has disproportionately affected women in two ways. First, women have increased the rate at which they co-author journal articles faster than their male counterparts. Second, the lowered communication costs have made women more willing to take jobs at smaller departments because it is now easier to work with colleagues at other universities. (Contains 6 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2011 |
| Accession Number: | EJ927264 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The late 1990s saw the introduction and spread of the Internet and email. For social scientists, these technologies lowered communication costs and made inter-department collaboration much easier. Using women in political science as a case study, we show that this change has disproportionately affected women in two ways. First, women have increased the rate at which they co-author journal articles faster than their male counterparts. Second, the lowered communication costs have made women more willing to take jobs at smaller departments because it is now easier to work with colleagues at other universities. (Contains 6 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 0272-7757 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.02.006 |
