Mother of invention: Study highlights gender gap in health innovations

Biologist at OSE Immunotherapeutics labs

A biologist at OSE Immunotherapeutics pharmaceutical lab works on a program to develop a vaccine against Covid-19 on March 31, 2021 in Nantes, France. 

Photo credit: Loic Venance | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Despite years of improvement, women make up only 27 percent of all US STEM workers, according to census data -- and the gap in future products benefiting women's health needs will likely persist.