FactoidWomen and Patents
In the 1980s, 7 percent of U.S. patents included at least one female inventor. By 2016, that number had increased to only 21 percent, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards
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Why Two Scientist-Mums Made A Database Of Parental-Leave Policies
Learn why two PhD scientists created a database of parental-leave policies for academic institutions in the United States and Canada that covers the differences between available paid leave across career stages, from graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to staff and faculty.» Link to the original article
