Replication Data for: Gender gap in political science: An analysis of the scientific publications and career paths of Italian political scientists

This paper assesses whether the presence of a gender gap in Political Science, identified in the international literature, is present also in the context of Italian Political Science. Literature has mostly centred on the comparison of female publication in international journals with the academic workforce in United States, but this raises an issue of data comparability. As an alternative strategy to avoid comparability biases, this work focuses on the analysis of a single national case: Italy. The paper evaluates to what extent the "glass ceiling" effect persists for political scientists who intend to publish their contributions. Analysing data on articles published between 2015 and 2020 by the three major Italian journals of Political Science, this contribution shows that: i) the proportion of published articles written by female authors is lower than that of male authors; ii) the hypothesis that the lower female production depends on a lower female presence in the field of Political Science is refuted; iii) there is a scarce collaboration between men and women; iv) there is a correlation between the presence of female editors in scientific journals and the share of female articles; and v) gender differences are reflected in women’s academic career progression.