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The views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Qualcomm or its affiliates. This project was generously funded by Qualcomm, Inc. Jennifer Clark, Director of Communications at IWPR, and Nicolas Martinez, Communications Associate, oversaw the dissemination of the report. The report benefited greatly from research assistance provided by Emma Williams-Baron, former Policy and Data Analyst Julie Anderson, former IWPR Senior Research Associate and Mary Sykes, former IWPR Research Program & Outreach Manager. Barbara Gault, Vice President and Executive Director at IWPR and Dr.
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Heather Metcalf, Director of Research and Analysis at the Association for Women in Science and Principle Investigator and Project Lead for the STEM to Market Program Erin Kelly, Applied Entrepreneurship Consultant at STEM to Market and Jennifer Clark, Senior Director for Intentional Investor Outreach at STEM to Market.Įlizabeth Dougherty, Director of Inventor Education, Outreach, and Recognition, and her team at the United States Patent and Trademark Office reviewed the report and provided helpful comments, as did Jennifer Shockro, Assistant Director for Technology Transfer at Caltech Dr. Jenny Servo, President of Dawnbreaker Dr. Mary Juhas, Associate Vice President, Ohio State ADVANCE and Director of REACH for Commercialization™ Caroline Cristfulli, Entrepreneur In Residence, Ohio State ADVANCE Chris O’Gwin, Outreach and Assistance Program Manager, SBIR/STTR Programs Office at the U.S. Lada Rasochova, Executive Director of the California Institute for Innovations and Development at the Rady School of Management, UC San Diego Kimberly Davis King, Co-director of MyStartupXX at the Rady School of Business, UC San Diego Dr. Kathy Sohar, Associate Director for Women’s Entrepreneurial Programs, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center at the University of Florida College of Business Dr. Cheryl Watkins-Moore, Director of Bioscience & Entrepreneurial Inclusion at BioSTL Maggie Crane, Communications Director at BioSTL Natalie Self, Program Coordinator at BioSTL Dr. A number of program leaders also graciously shared insights about their programs through in-depth interviews and reviewed the report: Laura Weisskopf Bleill, Associate Director of the University of Illinois Research Park and Enterprise Works Dr. The authors would like to thank the many individuals who provided input on programs to examine and the program participants interviewed for this report who offered insight into their experiences. IWPR is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that also works in affiliation with the Program on Gender Analysis in Economics at American University.
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COLLABORATORY FOR WOMEN INNOVATORS SERIES
It is one of a series of IWPR research reports examining the underrepresentation of women, including women of color, among patent holders and in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and occupations. The report aims to provide an accessible resource that can help others seeking to increase the number of women who patent and commercialize their inventions. Drawing on a program scan and interviews of selected program leaders and participants, it describes seven programs in depth and highlights how they were developed, their successes and lessons learned, and their results in promoting gender diversity. This report profiles programs designed to increase gender diversity in patenting, innovation, and entrepreneurship in a variety of settings, including academic institutions, corporations, and government and nonprofit organizations.