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Women accounted for 31.3% of all authors, 35.4% of first authors, and 21.4% of senior authors. Women\u2019s representation was higher in L\/MICs than in HICs (38.2% vs. 30.6%;\n p<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.01). The proportion of women in first (40.7% vs. 34.7%;\n p<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.01) and senior (27.6% vs. 20.7%;\n p<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.01) positions was also higher in publications from L\/MICs. Coauthorships (i.e., the dyad of first and senior authors) involving at least one woman accounted for less than 30% across all publications. There were temporal increases in overall and senior woman authorship in HICs (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.01 for both) and in overall authorship in L\/MICs (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.02). Women authors were more frequently represented among funded publications from L\/MICs.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title>\n Among high-impact critical care journals, substantial gender disparities persisted in authorship of publications. 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