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Diferencias de género en la patentación en el ámbito académico de las ciencias de la vida.
Waverly W Ding1, Fiona Murray, Toby E Stuart
1Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|August 5, 2006
Resumen
Las mujeres científicas de la vida patentan significativamente menos que los hombres, con solo el 40% de la tasa. Si bien esta brecha de género en la patentación se ha reducido en 30 años, sigue siendo sustancial.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias de la vida Ciencias de la vida Ciencias de la vida
- Biotecnología La biotecnología es la biotecnología.
- La investigación médica es la investigación médica.
Sus antecedentes:
- La brecha de género en la patentación académica persiste.
- Comprender sus causas es crucial para promover la equidad en la innovación científica.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Determinar el alcance y las causas de la brecha de género en la patentación entre los científicos de la vida.
- Para analizar las tendencias en esta brecha durante un período de 30 años.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de datos longitudinales sobre las carreras académicas.
- Entrevistas con miembros de la facultad de ciencias de la vida.
- Análisis de regresión en una muestra aleatoria de 4227 científicos de la vida.
Principales resultados:
- Las mujeres miembros de la facultad obtienen patentes en aproximadamente el 40% de la tasa de hombres.
- La brecha de género en la patentación ha mostrado una mejora con el tiempo.
- A pesar de las mejoras, la brecha de género en la patentación sigue siendo grande.
Conclusiones:
- Existe una importante disparidad de género en la patentación dentro de las ciencias de la vida.
- Se necesitan más intervenciones para abordar la persistente brecha de género en la innovación científica y la patentación.
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