Women inventors make gains, but gender gaps remain

Women are making gains as inventors.

But men are still ahead by some margin, the latest data suggests.

An analysis of records from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the government agency that grants patents and registers trademarks in the US, shows women have increased their participation in scientific patenting across all areas.

Women in electrical engineering are progressing the fastest. The share of women inventors in this sector doubled from 5% to 10% between 2000 and 2022.