RT Journal Article
T1 Gender imbalance in doctoral education: an analysis of the Spanish university system (1977–2021)
A1 Sánchez Jiménez, Rodrigo
A1 Botezán, Iuliana
A1 Barrasa-Rodríguez, Jesús
A1 Suárez‑Figueroa. Mari Carmen, 
A1 Blázquez Ochando, Manuel
AB Doctoral education is a key feature of university systems, as well as a basic foundation of scientific practice. That period culminates in a dissertation and examination of the candidate that has been studied from several points of view. This paper reports the results of an analysis on the evolution and characteristics of gender imbalance of a complete doctoral system for a wide period of time. Data from the database Teseo was used in order to identify the individuals involved in the process, the scientific fields in which the dissertations where classified, and the institutions in which the examination took place. Results: the Spanish system shows a clear evolution towards gender balance, but also some concerning trends that are worth tracking. Seemingly, STEM disciplines look to be evolving more slowly than other branches of science in several aspects. A leaky pipeline is characterized in this system around the roles of supervisors, candidates, members and chairs of the dissertation committees. Gender assortativity is also studied and described, and its possible effects discussed around the academic relations that surround doctoral examination.
PB Springer Nature
SN 0138-9130
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100529
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100529
LA eng
NO Sánchez-Jiménez, R., Botezan, I., Barrasa-Rodríguez, J. et al. Gender imbalance in doctoral education: an analysis of the Spanish university system (1977–2021). Scientometrics 128, 2577–2599 (2023)
NO Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature.
NO CRUE-CSIC
NO Springer Nature
DS Docta Complutense
RD 22 abr 2025