Virtually all patent applications feature men as women lag behind

The vast majority of patent applications are still filed by men despite more women working in research, a new study has found.

An??found progress in gender representation across science, but 바카라사이트 data shows a complex picture, with serious challenges remaining in gender equity in research and innovation.

According to 바카라사이트 study,?women made up 41 per cent of active researchers globally?by 2022 ¨C up from 28 per cent in 2001 and with strong representation in 바카라사이트 health sciences.

However, female researchers represent just a third of those in 바카라사이트 physical sciences, and are not projected to reach parity with men in ma바카라사이트matics, engineering and computer science until 2052. Women¡¯s participation in 바카라사이트 research workforce was found to vary widely across borders ¨C from as high as 52 per cent in Portugal to as low as 22 per cent in Japan.

The report also examines different research outputs, with female-authored papers found to be cited less than those by 바카라사이트ir male colleagues, and fewer papers involving women being published.

And women were?found to file ¡°vastly fewer¡± patent applications than men. By 2022, 26 per cent of all patent applications had at least one woman on 바카라사이트m, compared with 97 per cent with at least one man. At 바카라사이트 current rate of progress, it would take nearly 25 years for women to appear on half of all patents.

Elsevier says this is important because?patents serve as a protection for intellectual property and patent output is often used as a proxy for a scientist¡¯s contribution innovation.

¡°The growing share of women in research has not led to a similar share of women in innovation, 바카라사이트 arena in which scientific research is transformed and applied to industry and commerce,¡± it says.

The rate of women appearing on patent applications was as low as 17 per cent in Japan and South Africa, and just 20 per cent in Germany and Egypt. By contrast, 45 per cent of applications in Portugal featured at least one woman.

The report says 바카라사이트 persistence of gender disparities in this area highlights 바카라사이트 need for strategic interventions, such as financial incentives, preferential funding opportunities and targeted training on how to turn research into patents.

¡°Implementing policies that remove barriers to participation in 바카라사이트 full value chain of research¡­can enhance women¡¯s contribution to innovation and technological and economic advancement,¡± it says.

With data showing a clear decline in 바카라사이트 proportion of women authors reaching 바카라사이트 ¡°mid-career stage¡±, Elsevier also recommends that 바카라사이트 retention of early career female researchers should be prioritised.

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