02670naa a2200337 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400550006010000170011524501280013226000090026030000100026952017290027965000160200865000240202465000110204865000200205965000130207965000190209265300130211165300170212470000180214170000170215970000200217670000230219670000200221970000190223970000200225870000210227877300330229921487452022-12-08       2022    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pone.02732912DOI1 aHIPOLITO, J.  aBrazilian female researchers do not publish less despite an academic structure that deepens sex gap.h[electronic resource]  c2022  a17 p.  aIn the 21st century, we still need to talk about gender inequality in science. Even with the sharp growth of studies on this theme over the last decades, we are still trying to convince  our peers that diversity matters and, if embraced, makes better science. Part of this draw- back can be related to the need for data to support effective proposals to change the aca- demic scenario. In order to close some of those gaps, we here analyze 1) the profile of  Brazilian researchers based on production, impact, and membership to the Brazilian Acad- emy of Sciences, 2) participation in the Editorial boards of Brazilian journals dedicated to  Entomology, and, 3) the academic scenario of Brazilian Entomology focusing on the sex of the first and last authors in peer-reviewed international publications related to Entomology. We aimed to provide a deeper look on the Brazilian Entomology scenario and to expand the amount of data availability to stimulate and foster a mind-change in the current academic structure. We performed scientometric searches and analysis using different platforms and found that the number and impact of the publications by female researchers, as observed by relative numbers, are not less than that of males. Despite that, female researchers are less represented at the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and editorial boards, reinforcing the lack of women recognition in science. Thus, we observe that some narratives related to the productivity gap can be misleading to a perpetuation of our internal and structural biases.  We here expanded data from a previous paper where we scrutinized the Brazilian Entomol- ogy scenario and discussed the patches and systems that maintain gender gap in science.  aEntomologia  aIgualdade de Genero  aMulher  aPapel da mulher  aPesquisa  aReconhecimento  aCiência  aCientometria1 aSHIRAI, L. T.1 aHALINSKI, R.1 aGUIDOLIN, A. S.1 aSILVA, R. B. Q. da1 aQUINTELA, E. D.1 aDIAS, N. da S.1 aPIRES, C. S. S.1 aFONTES, E. M. G.  tPLoS ONEgv. 17, n. 8, 2022.