Gender Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

Download or read book Gender Diversity in Innovation Toolkit written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 53 % of PhDs are awarded to women. Yet, only 12% of recognized innovators in the United States are women. Women and diverse employees have technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts. these statistics suggest that our organizations may not be capturing the full contribution of a large segment of our technical workforce - resulting in significant lost opportunity cost (e.g., unpatented inventions, delayed disclosures, etc.). The insights and perspectives of women are necessary to solve the monumental challenges our organizations face. This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.