While a number of studies have documented the underrepresentation of women in
information technology (IT), few studies have investigated gendered patterns in IT patenting …

We analyzed gender disparities in patenting by country, technological area, and type of
assignee using the 4.6 million utility patents issued between 1976 and 2013 by the United …

Women engage in less commercial patenting and invention than do men, which may affect
what is invented. Using text analysis of all US biomedical patents filed from 1976 through …

We investigate women's underrepresentation among holders of commercialized patents:
only 5.5% of holders of such patents are female. Using the National Survey of College …

Traditional research on gender differences in productivity focuses on academic scientists,
and rarely investigates outcomes other than publications. We investigate gender disparities …

We investigate women's underrepresentation among holders of commercialized patents:
only 5.5% of holders of such patents are female. Using the National Survey of College …

Explanations of productivity differences between men and women in science tend to focus
on the academic sector and the individual level. This article examines how variation in …

In 2015, women held 57% of all professional occupations, yet they held only 25% of all
computing occupations. And the numbers are even lower when considering women of color; …

We study whether increasing the share of female inventors leads to more biomedical
inventions that focus on the needs of women. After accounting for detailed disease …

A fundamental consideration when attempting to understand the complex factors leading to
the underrepresentation of women in IT is the choice and use of theory. Theories about …