Vivienne Ming @socos.org Β· Jun 10 ππ¨π§βπ πππ€π ππ πππ’π«π: ππ§π§π¨π―πππ’π¨π§ πππ’ππ’π¨π§. Men are more likely to be granted patents than women. As with many gender gaps in the economy, the βwhyβ is often underexplored. What if something as seemingly innocent as bureaucratic design could explain (some of) the gap?
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A βmillions of scientific and technological innovationsβ reveals that there is no gap for relatively incremental innovations. Only when women attempt to patent highly novel inventions that combine ideas in surprising ways do they face institutional friction.