I was honoured to be asked to write a short comment for the IP Inclusive blog on diversity in the IP Profession, with an emphasis what I have seen change over my 18+ years of practise.
If you click through to the IP Inclusive blog you will also see what I hope will happen to further ensure more balance.
I was one of very few girls on my Mechanical Engineering degree and wonder how much has really changed in the 20+ years since I went to university in that respect; the statistics would suggest not much 1,2. However, I have always had very strong female role models at my firm, where there are and were a significant number of females both at entry level and partnership – although it is fair to say the proportion does reduce as you move up the ranks. The main changes I have noticed over my 18 years in the profession are the following: ...
https://ipinclusive.org.uk/newsandfeatures/balanceforbetter-more-thoughts/
