University tech transfer officers grant fewer university tech licenses to female inventors than males. As a consequence, the women are not benefiting financially from the technology that they create. Theories for the disparity include the fewer numbers of female STEM faculty, and tech licensing officers dissuading women inventors from pursuing start-ups based upon their tech inventions. Scott Shane of Case Western Reserve University did a blind study showing potential hidden bias in the tech transfer offices. http://www.businessweek.com/small-business/how-universities-fail-women-inventors-12282011.html
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