Journal article
Women in applied behavior analysis
The Behavior analyst, Vol.23(2), pp.267-277
2000
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/109684
PMCID: PMC2731339
PMID: 22478351
Abstract
The status of women in applied behavior analysis was examined by comparing the participation of women in the
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
(
JABA
) to their participation in three similar journals. For all journals, the percentage of articles with at least one female author, the percentage of authors who are female, and the percentage of articles with a female first author increased from 1978 to 1997. Participation by women in
JABA
was equal to or greater than participation by women in the comparison journals. However, women appeared as authors on papers in special sections of
Behavior Modification
substantially more often when the editor was female than when the editor was male. In addition, female membership on the editorial boards of
JABA, Behavior Modification
, and
Behaviour Research and Therapy
failed to increase from 1978 to 1997. We conclude that a “glass ceiling” reduces the participation of women at the highest levels of applied behavior analysis and related fields.
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Details
- Title
- Women in applied behavior analysis
- Creators
- Frances K McSweeneyPatricia DonahoeSamantha Swindell
- Publication Details
- The Behavior analyst, Vol.23(2), pp.267-277
- Academic Unit
- Arts and Sciences, College of; Psychology, Department of
- Identifiers
- 99900547271301842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article