Analyzing the domestic patent records filed with the United State Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in the 16-year time period from 1990 to 2005, this study benchmarks the …
I de Melo-Martín - Science and engineering ethics, 2013 - Springer
The commercialization of academic science has come to be understood as economically desirable for institutions, individual researchers, and the public. Not surprisingly, commercial …
In all countries, across all sectors and in all fields, the percentage of women obtaining patents is not only less than their male counterparts but it is less than the percentage of …
J Hunt, JP Garant, H Herman, DJ Munroe - Research Policy, 2013 - Elsevier
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 …
J Hunt, JP Garant, H Herman, DJ Munroe - 2012 - nber.org
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 …
G McMillan - Scientometrics, 2009 - akjournals.com
The gender gap in science and technology has received considerable attention by both researchers and policy makers. In an effort to better understand the quantity, quality, and …
The Institute for Women's Policy Research reviewed and analyzed published data and literature on women and patenting, finding that women hold an extremely small share of …
This article examines the gender gap in patenting activities and the predominance of male innovators among outstanding inventors, so-called 'stars'. In particular, we investigate …