SITUATING GENDER GEOGRAPHIES - A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Gender geography is now widely present on the agenda of international geography, In this paper we analyse its evolution through a bibliometr ic analysis of the articles and book reviews on gender published in 71 journals from 23 different countries, paying attention to the sex of the authors. We also make a thematic classification of the articles, t aking into account the different languages and regions in which the jo urnals are published. It is clear that gender geography from English s peaking countries has played a very important role in the initial deve lopment of gender geography in other regional contexts, but, in spite of common origins and continuing strong influences, somehow different regional models of gender geography are emerging. We advocate the valu e of making greater efforts to integrate the work being done outside E nglish speaking academia into the general surveys of gender geography.