Factoid

Little 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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Women Continue To Make Gains In Medical School Enrollments

In 2021, there was a 25 percent increase in the number of women applying to U.S. medical schools, while the number of male applicants only increased by 9.5 percent, according to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges.»  Link to the original article