The so-called “gender-equality paradox” is the fact that gender segregation across
occupations is more pronounced in more egalitarian and more developed countries. Some …

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 characterize the factors that determine who becomes an inventor in the United States,
focusing on the role of inventive ability (“nature”) versus environment (“nurture”). Using …

Women are underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics) careers, and this poses new challenges at the dawn of the era of digital …

Women present a historic and worrying gap in science and technologyrelated disciplines,
generally knowns as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), except in …

Women are less likely than men to graduate with a degree in science, technology,
engineering, or math (STEM). We use detailed administrative data for a recent cohort of …

Alcance de la revisión: El presente ensayo realiza una revisión de literatura sobre la brecha
de género en carreras STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) y …

We investigate how high school gender composition affects students' participation in STEM
at college. Using Danish administrative data, we exploit idiosyncratic within-school variation …

Gender differences in math performance are now small in developed countries and they
cannot explain on their own the strong underrepresentation of women in math-related fields …

This paper examines the existence of an unwelcoming or stereotypical culture using
evidence on how women and men are portrayed in anonymous discussions on the …