The International Trademark Association (INTA) has published
Shattering Systemic Barriers: How to Advance Gender Diversity in
the Intellectual Property Profession, a gender representation study
undertaken in collaboration with World Intellectual Property
Review.
NEW
YORK, July 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The
International Trademark Association (INTA) has published Shattering
Systemic Barriers: How to Advance Gender Diversity in the
Intellectual Property Profession, a gender representation study
undertaken in collaboration with World Intellectual Property
Review.
"The research indicates that substantial
challenges remain for women in intellectual property, with many
respondents reporting that they have witnessed or experienced
implicit or overt bias against women in the workplace."
Based on a survey of close to 1,000 respondents from 94
jurisdictions, this research captures a snapshot of the situation
today and identifies, evaluates, and measures efforts underway to
improve the situation for women with the goal of promoting those
initiatives that are making strong headway.
The Report assesses and compares the career trajectories of men
and women and sheds light on biases that can hold women back and on
implicit and explicit sexism that persists in the industry.
"The research indicates that substantial challenges remain for
women in intellectual property, with many respondents reporting
that they have witnessed or experienced implicit or overt bias
against women in the workplace," noted INTA Past President
Ayala Deutch (NBA Properties, Inc.,
USA) and Executive Champion of The
Women's LeadershIP Initiative in a Report foreword.
The study found that, while efforts are underway to improve the
representation of female practitioners in the IP industry, more
needs to be done to combat prejudices faced by women in the
workplace and to promote healthy work-life integration. While
nearly 70 percent of the survey respondents say that women and men
progress along the same or similar paths, many respondents noted
that women are held to different standards than their male
colleagues.
Emphasizing that an analysis of the research findings through
the lens of intersectionality is key to initiating change in the
workplace, the co-chairs of INTA's DEI Council, Marion Heathcote (Davies Collison Cave,
Australia) and Kimberly Reddick (Snap Inc., USA), said in a foreword to the Report: "By
ensuring that as a community we recognize the overlapping and
interacting factors that shape and create individual experiences
within the community, we can ensure that opportunities are and
remain equally accessible. Equally important is the need for
awareness-raising regarding our own unconscious biases and
preconceived perceptions toward those who may not immediately or
directly identify with another marginalized group."
This research was undertaken in accordance with INTA's 2022–2025
Strategic Plan and its objectives to promote diversity, equity, and
inclusion (DEI) within the global IP community and beyond, and to
recognize, support, and empower all women leaders in IP.
"INTA is committed to advancing women in IP and reaching gender
parity within our community. This starts with—and cannot be
achieved without—reliable data," said INTA CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo. "The data behind this
research provides deep insight into the experience of women in the
trademark sector, their day-to-day experiences, the biases they
face, and the challenges they encounter with work-life integration.
I call on everyone in the global IP community to take this Report
back to their organizations, to absorb the data, and to join us in
promoting this important cause."
"Sideman & Bancroft is proud to sponsor this important
study. As one of the largest women-owned law firms in the United States, we are committed to
establishing a balanced and positive environment for our attorneys
and staff no matter their gender identity," said Kelly McCarthy (Sideman & Bancroft LLP,
USA). "This requires constant
vigilance, and the Report's findings are extremely helpful. We hope
that the results of this study encourage others to view the
practice of law through the lens of the survey respondents and look
for ways to develop meaningful opportunities in their own
organizations."
Read the full Report.
About the International Trademark Association
The International Trademark Association (INTA) is a global
association of brand owners and professionals dedicated to
supporting trademarks and complementary intellectual property (IP)
to foster consumer trust, economic growth, and innovation, and
committed to building a better society through brands. Members
include nearly 6,400 organizations, representing more than 36,000
individuals (trademark owners, professionals, and academics) from
181 countries, who benefit from the Association's global trademark
resources, policy development, education and training, and
international network. Founded in 1878, INTA is headquartered in
New York City, with offices in
Beijing, Brussels, Santiago, Singapore, and the Washington, D.C., Metro Area, and
representatives in Amman,
Nairobi, and New Delhi. For more information, visit
inta.org.
Media Contact
JC Darné, International Trademark Association, 212-642-1774,
jdarne@inta.org, https://www.inta.org/
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