title: Gender differences in patenting in the academic life sciences.
abstract: We analyzed longitudinal data on academic careers and conducted interviews with faculty members to determine the scope and causes of the gender gap in patenting among life scientists. Our regressions on a random sample of 4227 life scientists over a 30-year period show that women faculty members patent at about 40% of the rate of men. We found that the gender gap has improved over time but remains large.
authors.affiliation: Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
authors.forename: Waverly W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Toby E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Stuart
mesh_terms: D001319:Authorship; D015706:Bibliometrics; D001690:Biological Science Disciplines; D002322:Career Mobility; D003253:Consultants; D005178:Faculty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011643:Publishing; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities; D014931:Women, Working / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*