1. & Intellectual PropertyW omen
157.2 MillionThereare
In 2010, a spike of
22,984patents were filed by
WOMEN
2. BureauofLaborStatistics<http://www.bls.gov/cps/>
3. http://timnovate.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/wanted-in-america-educated-men/
4. http://www.thefit.com/images/theFITReportonWorkplaceCulture.pdf
5. “IntellectualPropertyandWomen”Entrepreneurs QuantitativeAnalysisConductedbytheNationalWomen’sBusiness
CouncilDate:02.27.2012
6. TheStateofWomenownedBusinessReportbyAmericanExpressOpen,aSummaryofimportanttrends1997-2012
women in the United States
1
1. https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb11-ff04.html
59%
41%
men
Today’s
Workplace
(Full-time)
54%
women
Percentageofwomen(16andup)thatwork
That’s72Millionwomeninthe
workforceasof2010! 2 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2019
(proj.) (proj.)
(inmillions)
14m
12m
10m
8m
6m
4m
2m
0m
male
CollegeEnrollmentbyGender
female
3
4
More and more
women are get-
ting educated
and entering
new industries
Womenareworkinginrecordnumbersinscienceandengineeringindustriesandaremakingtheirmark
Patentsheldbywomenhavenearlydoubledina30yearspan
Top10SegmentswithHighestParticpationbyWomen
Chemistry
NaturalResinsorDerivatives
36.48%
Chemistry
MolecularBiology&Microbiology
35.05%
Drugs
Bio-Affecting&BodyTreating
29.98%
Equipmentfor
PreparingFood&Drink 24.73%
Medical&
LabEquipment 24.52%
Packages&
Containers 23.66%
Foodor
EdibleMaterial 21.75%
Apparel&Haberdashery 28.6%
TravelGoods
&PersonalBelongings
27.18%
OrganicCompounds 32.15%
Organic Compounds
32.15%
Drug, Bio-Affecting & Body
Treating Compositions 29.6%
Chemistry 35.05%
Top 5 Segments
with highest participation by women
(molecular biology & microbiology)
Chemistry 36.48%
(natural resins & derivatives)
Apparel & Habadashery
28.56%
1990 2000 2010 2012 2025
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
highestgrowth&
economicstrength
lowestgrowth&
economicstrength
Topmetroareasforfemaleentrepreneurs
PHD
ContinuingEducation
Master’s
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
(projected)
5
6
The surge of female
granted patents sug-
gests an increase in
entrepreneurship
Where?
Sources
PatentsGranted (andprojectedgrowth)
Successfulwomenhave...
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