WHO invents what? Women’s participation in patenting activity in Spain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12928004 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisset Medina (0000-0002-5483-5981, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, corresponding author), Isabel Álvarez (0000-0003-2016-0514, Universidad Complutense de Madrid) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 397-416 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1756-6266 • E-ISSN: 1756-6274 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/ijge-11-2021-0185 |
| OpenAlex | W4283750224 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 48 |
Purpose Recent years have seen increased participation by women in Science and Technology activities, but parity with men remains a distant goal. This paper provides a framework for improving knowledge on the dynamics of women’s contributions to innovation, as measured through their contributions as inventors. Design/methodology/approach Analysis was conducted using data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) database, covering over 40 years from 1976 to 2019. The study provides a breakdown of women’s inventiveness/innovation by technology area, which permits analysis of whether female inventors tend to work individually or as part of a team, as well as analysis of the effects of international networks. Findings Specific data have been analyzed around innovative activity by women in Spain, providing new insights on gender gaps. Key findings include those recent increases in inventions by women (as measured through patents) have occurred mostly via participation in internationally connected mixed-gender teams. Furthermore, the inventive creativity of women is found to be sector-biased and framed mainly in the chemical sector. Originality/value There are no similar contributions using USPTO data for Spanish inventions. This is an original paper that emphasizes the potential of collaborative networks as key driving mechanisms for the reduction of gender gaps and for the larger integration of women into innovation activities, with potential implications for stakeholders at both firm and governmental levels
Business · Creativity · Entrepreneurship · Gender analysis · Gender disparity · Originality · Political science · Sociology · Trademark · Value (mathematics · Work (physics · Career Development and Diversity · Computer Science · Engineering · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Gender Studies · Innovation Policy and RD · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
Gender Differences in Patenting in the Academic Life Sciences
Do inventors talk to strangers? On proximity and collaborative knowledge creation
Explicating Open Innovation
The Increasing Dominance of Teams in Production of Knowledge
The Pursuit of Gender Equality
Open innovation, gender and the infiltration of masculine discourses
Gender and innovation
Towards a gender-aware understanding of innovation
Queering' development
The role of gender in team collaboration and performance
Constructing the information society
Gender, Hierarchy, and Leadership
Gender, Status, and Leadership
Knowledge Networks in an Uncompetitive Region
Measures of sex differences in scientific productivity
The Origins of Sex Differences in Science
Social Change and The Persistence of Sex Typing
Women Inventors in Context
Gender Differences in Productivity
Women, Science, and Academia
Status Organizing Processes
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |