Like many professional occupations, the participation of female scholars has steadily increased since the mid-20th century in the field of international human resource management (IHRM). While it is widely acknowledged that workforce diversity brings different perspectives, we lack insight into the impact of such changes in the field of IHRM. In this paper, we examine IHRM articles published over the last two decades and explore the implications of gender in the first authorship of scholarly articles for the knowledge base of this field. The analysis of 891 articles published in four journals shows that the IHRM field is becoming more feminized in terms of female (first) authorship of scholarly articles. We found some interesting differences in the types of research topics that are addressed by male and female first authors. Further, articles first authored by women are more likely to examine gender-related research topics. No differences linked to authors’ gender were found in the theoretical frameworks and countries studied. We discuss the implications of these findings, particularly with regard to management education and the career development of emerging and future IHRM scholars.
