This statistic shows the proportion of patent applicants in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 2013 that were female. Over this three decade period, the share of female UK inventors experienced an overall increase of 7.7 percentage points, peaking in 2013, when 10.4 percent of British patent applications were from women.
Share of patent applicants that were female in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 2013
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OECD. (April 17, 2015). Share of patent applicants that were female in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/422267/share-of-women-inventors-female-patent-applicants-y-on-y-uk-united-kingdom/
OECD. "Share of patent applicants that were female in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 2013." Chart. April 17, 2015. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422267/share-of-women-inventors-female-patent-applicants-y-on-y-uk-united-kingdom/
OECD. (2015). Share of patent applicants that were female in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422267/share-of-women-inventors-female-patent-applicants-y-on-y-uk-united-kingdom/
OECD. "Share of Patent Applicants That Were Female in The United Kingdom from 1980 to 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Apr 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422267/share-of-women-inventors-female-patent-applicants-y-on-y-uk-united-kingdom/
OECD, Share of patent applicants that were female in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422267/share-of-women-inventors-female-patent-applicants-y-on-y-uk-united-kingdom/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of patent applicants that were female in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 2013 [Graph], OECD, April 17, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/422267/share-of-women-inventors-female-patent-applicants-y-on-y-uk-united-kingdom/