Table 4.

Observed and expected bioRxiv preprint depositions by gender of the corresponding authors in the U.S., China, and the top eight European countries per number of depositions (September–November 2020 data)

Country	Gender	Observed	Expected	Variation (%)	M-F variation (%)
United States	F	4082	4760	− 14.2	− 0.30
	M	10,839	12,676	− 14.5
China	F	498	592	− 15.9	− 0.50
	M	1667	1994	− 16.4
France	F	498	707	− 29.6	9.40
	M	1151	1442	− 20.2
Germany	F	773	806	− 4.1	− 7.60
	M	2159	2446	− 11.7
Italy	F	169	181	− 6.6	− 1.50
	M	424	461	− 8.1
Netherlands	F	202	271	− 25.6	10.10
	M	534	632	− 15.5
Spain	F	247	215	14.8	− 28.60
	M	487	565	− 13.8
Sweden	F	171	185	− 7.8	1.10
	M	397	426	− 6.7
Switzerland	F	255	292	− 12.8	10.30
	M	781	801	− 2.5
United Kingdom	F	1085	1362	− 20.4	− 0.60
	M	2521	3193	− 21.0