The Production of Knowledge by Women Behavior Analysts in Brazil

Gender inequality is prevalent in patriarchal societies, influencing the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge. Despite their significant contributions, research focusing on women-related topics in behavior analysis has only recently garnered consistent attention in Brazil. This oversight suggests a historical silencing and invisibility of women and their interests in this domain. The current research conducted a bibliometric analysis of authorship distribution between men and women in scientific publications within Brazilian Behavior Analysis journals from 2010 to 2022. The findings reveal a consistent female presence in scholarly output, with the percentage of publications featuring female authors ranging from 63.7% to 88.8%, consistently remaining above 70% in the past five years analyzed. However, gender inequality was observed concerning women as leading authors, ranging from 38.46% to 75.3%. The study recommends potential research methodologies and approaches to identify gender inequalities in science. It also provides actionable suggestions for interventions to address the underrepresentation of women in Behavior Analysis.