衡量创新方面的性别不平等所面临的挑战

Harvard economist Ricardo Hausmann explains why traditional economic models miss the mark on innovation policy – and offers a framework that could transform how countries build competitive advantages in the global knowledge economy.

Dr. Delgado began by outlining that only 9% of all patents globally can be attributed to women. Though this share is increasing, the pace is very slow.

A new study by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) finds that access to scientific literature through the Research4Life initiative is helping to reduce the gender gap in research, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Together with other sister UN agencies, WIPO runs the Research4Life initiative. Institutions that gained access to the program’s resources saw up to a 30% increase in publications with at least one female author and up to a 9% rise in the overall share of credited women authors.

高效的创新生态系统将科学研究与工业生产相结合，创造出推动经济增长的技术。但我们如何衡量这些互动的效果呢？