Gender Gaps and Female Participation in STEM: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Literature

 

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Yazarlar: Ramírez González, Wendy, Ramírez Alfaro, Paula María
Materyal Türü: comunicación de congreso
Yayın Tarihi:2026
Diğer Bilgiler:This article presents a bibliometric analysis aimed at mapping scientific output on gender gaps and women’s participation in STEM between 2023 and 2025. The methodology is grounded in the PRISMA model for systematic reviews and the Science Mapping Workflow for bibliometric analysis, employing tools such as Bibliometrix and Biblioshiny within the R environment. The search was conducted exclusively in the Web of Science database, retrieving a total of 2,117 records. After removing duplicates and applying thematic filtering, 1,400 articles were included in the final analysis. Among the main findings, an annual growth rate of 56% was observed between 2023 and 2024. The most frequent keywords were gender equality, STEM education, and inclusion. The United States, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, and China led scientific production. Academic collaboration networks showed high density in Latin America, Western Europe, and East Asia. However, only 26.4% of authorship corresponded to women, highlighting persistent gender inequality. Conceptual, intellectual, and social maps revealed five thematic clusters focused on digital inclusion, higher education, and technological ethics. This study provides empirical evidence to strengthen institutional strategies that promote gender equity in technology-related fields. Furthermore, it proposes a replicable approach for assessing the evolution of gender-focused scientific agendas in Latin American contexts.
Ülke:Kérwá
Kurum:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Dil:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/104728
Online Erişim:https://ceur-ws.org/
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/104728
Anahtar Kelime:Gender gap in STEM
Bibliometrics
iInclusive higher education
women in computing
co-occurrence analysis
PRISMA
inclusive software design
international academic collaboration
2023-2025
Womens participation
Research
Scientific activities
Web of Science
Gender equality