The results show that, 19 years after publishing their first paper, only 26% of female researchers in these fields continue their publishing careers, compared with 36% of men.
It's very easy to assume that science is going to change organically towards equality - and what this study shows is that that's not happening, says Cassidy Sugimoto.
We wanted to have a closer look at those areas where women are already well represented, says Marek Kwiek about the study he conducted.
In biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology and neuroscience, men were 40% more likely than women to continue publishing 19 years after publishing their first paper.
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