Inhis career as a physics professor and finally chairman of physics at York University in
Ontario, Jim Megaw saw a lot of undergraduates and graduate students. And he was …

An old adage counsels,“Maternity is a matter of fact… paternity is a matter of opinion.” And
indeed, when it comes to people, the evidence of who physically bears the child is visible …

Abstract The Bayh–Doyle Act of 1980 accelerated academic entrepreneurship in
universities. However, not all qualified researchers sought to be involved in patenting. We …

The fullest utilization of all the human resources in a society is required to achieve economic
and social development. Thus the question: Why are there so few women in science?-posed …

On authorship and gender equity | Science news careers commentary Journals Science Science
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Educational, attitudinal, and sociocultural factors create barriers that prevent girls and young
women from pursuing opportunities in science. Of these barriers, gender-role stereotypes of …

330 FREEDOM AND UNFREEDOM performance. We did so by assessing the dynamic
relation of family life and women's research throughout their careers—an approach not …

Previous studies have found large gender and racial differences in commercialization of
invention. Using novel data that permit enhanced identification of women and African …

The importance of the scientific investigation of the publication productivity of women and
men scientists arises from the vital role, both cognitive and social, that publishing plays in …

This article discusses the emergence of a patenting culture in university science. Patenting
culture is examined empirically in the context of the increasing commerciali zation of …