Assessing Gender Equity in Public Administration Research: Findings and a Theory-Driven Agenda
研究了公共行政顶级期刊中女性学者的代表性，发现性别差距持续存在，并基于社会角色理论提出解释机制和未来研究议程。
The foundational theories of public administration emphasize equity. The present study investigates whether we have behaved accordingly in our own scholarship and theorizes a forward-looking model. Do female scholars enjoy equal representation across public administration's top subfield journals? Our empirical analysis emphasizes what others have found: Gender disparities have persisted in our field. For example, female first authors are less prevalent in our journals than male first authors. Our 20-year analysis focuses on top associational journals from public administration's nonprofit ( NVSQ ), policy analysis ( JPAM ), and public management ( PAR, JPART ) subfields. What are the possible mechanisms that drive gender bias in public administration publications? Drawing on social role theory, we attempt to map possible gender bias mechanisms, including those beyond our present analysis, that may pertain to scholarly equity. Our model and discussion raise a broader agenda to clarify and rectify gender equity in our own scholarship.