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

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 …

Recently, questions about gender gaps in science have extended to academic technology
transfer. Using systematic data on US medical school faculty, we capture both behavior and …

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 …

Measuring the output of men and women in science and technology has previously been
mostly restricted to case studies or small-scale surveys. Based on an analysis of patent and …

We analyzed longitudinal data on academic careers and conducted interviews with faculty
members to determine the scope and causes of the gender gap in patenting among life …

Gender and motherhood dynamics feature prominently in research that examines
professional workplace inequities. The rise of patenting as an available form of academic …

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 …

Satisfactory and robust explanations of sex differences in scientific productivity remain
elusive. This article provides a multidimensional, longitudinal description of the productivity …

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 …