/newsroom/taxonomy/term/15224/all en /newsroom/channels/news/patently-harmful-fewer-female-inventors-problem-womens-health-331792 <p>"Necessity is the <em>father</em> of invention," but where is its mother? According to a new study published in <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aba6990"><i>Science</i></a>, fewer women hold biomedical patents, leading to a reduced number of patented technologies designed to address problems affecting women.</p> Tue, 06 Jul 2021 13:57:12 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 269912 at /newsroom