Gender Differences in Internal and International Migration of Scholars Worldwide

Thiago Malaguth , Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)
Aliakbar Akbaritabar, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)
Emilio Zagheni, Max Planck Institute for demographic Research

Previous studies on gender differences in migration of scholars have focused on international migration across countries. We use bibliometric data on 28+ million publications by 8+ million scholars worldwide and extend this literature by focusing simultaneously on gender differences in internal and international migration. We found that internal migration is more gender equal than international. In more recent years, the gender gap has decreased in international migration and reversed in internal migration. In other words, female scholars became more internally mobile than males. Our results have implications for understanding gender inequality and promoting more gender-equitable science, both at global and sub-national levels.

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 Presented in Session 82. Migrant Populations, Family Life and Gender