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Evolutionary psychology has been criticised regarding its limited samples and authorship, which are mainly represented by people from North America. Conversely, the discussion on gender imbalance in authorship in evolutionary theories has ignored the representation of female authors from other countries. Here we assessed the presence of Brazilian female researchers in evolutionary psychology (EP) journals and the Human Behavior and Evolution Society (HBES) conference, as well as in Brazilian publications in the field and meetings sponsored by HBES. We found that Brazilian women published 0.6% (compared to 0.8% of Brazilian men) of the papers in EP journals. Brazilian women (and men) were 0% of the invited speakers at HBES conference, versus 24% female (vs 0% male) speakers at the Brazilian sponsored meetings. This is striking considering the prominent roles Brazilian female evolutionary psychologists have had within the country in the past decades, which includes leading the publication of two books and one special issue on the topic. We highlight the similarities and differences between Brazilian and overall female representation in evolutionary psychology, based on our data. We propose that including more culturally diverse female authors in evolutionary psychology journals and meetings can generate a positive impact in the field. |
