FactoidLittle Growth Over Decade in Patents to Women-Only Inventors
Only about 4 percent of patents issued between 1976 and 2016 went to either individual woman inventors or teams of all
women, according to a 2019 report by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards
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Only 12% Of Prize Recipients For Awards Named After Male Scientists Are Women
A new study finds not only are men still the predominant recipients of science prizes, they win nearly 90% of the awards named after male scientists.» Link to the original article
