Gender gap in US patents leads to few inventions that help women

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Sara Reardon. Nature. 2021 Sep.

. 2021 Sep;597(7874):139-140.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-02298-9.

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Keywords: Business; Careers; Funding.

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Who do we invent for? Patents by women focus more on women's health, but few women get to invent.
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