If you've used Wi-Fi, windshield wipers or a dishwasher -- and who hasn't? -- you have a woman to thank. Male inventors such as Henry Ford, Nikola Tesla and Alexander Graham Bell get all the press.

The Women Inventors’ Rate — the share of inventors who are women — is a paltry 13%, according to the U.S. Patent & Trade Office. Most of the time, the dearth of women inventors in the United States is ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Though only about one in five patents nationally has at least one female inventor attached, that figure is nearly 50% at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and "that really ...

A company that aims to leverage artificial intelligence to diagnose conditions, like strep throat, won Johns Hopkins‘ “Pitch It On!” competition on Tuesday. Now in its second year, the contest, which ...

Patents with all-female inventor teams are more likely than all-male teams to address problems that specifically or disproportionately affect women, according to a new study. The findings, derived ...

Earlier this month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) hosted its annual Black History Month program, “Contemporary Black Women Inventors.” The event spotlights Black inventors and ...

A new study by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has revealed an increase in the number of women participating in international patent filings. In the last 20 years, researchers ...

Aug 30, 2023, 9:41am EDT Updated: Sep 29, 2023, 1:02am EDT Getty Images (AzmanJaka) Some problems lie in the Ph.D. process, a new study found. Female doctoral students in STEM fields are less likely ...

(NEW YORK) — A new version of Monopoly celebrating female entrepreneurs is hitting shelves this month. The board game, titled “Ms. Monopoly,” celebrates inventors and aims to invest in inspiring women ...

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The National Inventors Hall of Fame lineup is full of familiar faces: Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, the Wright brothers and Eli Whitney, along with many other mostly White men. Joining them in ...