Fig 1. Share of history journal articles and dissertations written by women.

Fig 1 shows the percent of journal articles and dissertations written by women using a five-year moving average to smooth out spikes. In 1982, women wrote 31% of all history dissertations. Women, however, published only 20% of journal articles. Even though women continue on an upward trajectory of dissertation writing, men continue proportionately to publish more articles. In 2010, women accounted for 46% of dissertations but only 37% of journal articles.