The representation of women in cognition

Roberta L Klatzky; Lori Holt; Marlene Behrmann

doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2015.03.010

The representation of women in cognition

Cognition. 2015 Aug:141:170-1. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2015.03.010. Epub 2015 Apr 20.

Authors

Roberta L Klatzky¹, Lori Holt², Marlene Behrmann²

Affiliations

¹ Dept. of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, United States. Electronic address: klatzky@cmu.edu.
² Dept. of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, United States.

PMID: 25903857
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2015.03.010

Abstract

This discussion expresses concerns raised by the representation of women authors in a recent special issue of Cognition dedicated to future trends. Its broader goal is to increase sensitivity to the contributions of female scientists within major journals across psychological science.

Keywords: Authors; Editorial board; Gender; Representation; Women.

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research / statistics & numerical data*
Cognitive Science / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Periodicals as Topic / statistics & numerical data*
Women*

Grants and funding

R01 DC004674/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/United States