tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302245627574027504.post2475747926319079492..comments2019-05-15T23:59:20.159-07:00Comments on Feminist Legal Theory: Women, patents, and innovation Lisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302245627574027504.post-10697798323934072752015-05-01T13:26:04.624-07:002015-05-01T13:26:04.624-07:00There is a new documentary out exploring the deart...There is a new documentary out exploring the dearth of American female software engineers called CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap. The director, Robin Hauser Reynolds, was driven to make the film after her daughter, one of two females in a class of 35 computer science majors, dropped out of her program because she felt that she was not as equipped or supported as she perceived her male counterparts to be. According to Reynolds, culture and stereotype are part of the problem and have created a pipeline issue. At least part of the reason that women are underrepresented in innovation may be because women are not encouraged to study fields were inventions are typically made. In an interview, Reynolds highlighted a famous Gloria Steinem quote, “Women have always been an equal part of the past. We just haven’t been a part of history.” As you mention in your post, the patent and invention gap is starting to close as culture slowly shifts and women demand not just to be a part of history, but to make it. <br /><br />For more information about the film, see http://www.codedocumentary.com/.<br /><br />For an interesting interview with the director, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKEpVN1HXEA&feature=youtu.be/.<br />Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14807854935009371794noreply@blogger.com