Abstract
An analysis of 18,854 editorial positions on IS journals was undertaken to examine the perceived gender balance of those positions as an indication of their contribution towards a positive role model for females considering an IS academic career. The nature and extent of perceived gender balance is examined in terms of overall composition of editorial positions, journal prestige and the specific area within IS covered by a journal. The results indicate that perceived gender balance of editorial positions reflects that of ICT academia generally, and that female representation appears to be concentrated in journals covering areas that are traditionally seen as female occupations, e.g., health, education, librarianship. As such, little or no encouragement is given to females considering an IS academic career.
DOI
10.17705/1CAIS.02014
Recommended Citation
Lamp, J. (2007). Perceptions of Gender Balance of IS Journal Editorial Positions. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 20, pp-pp. https://doi.org/10.17705/1CAIS.02014
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