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LIST: Cuba, Philippines have most number of female inventors in 2021

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<p>MANILA - Cuba and the Philippines have the most female inventors in 2021 with pending international patent applications, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization. </p><p>Cuba has 53 percent while the Philippines has a 38 percent share of female inventors among applicants for international patents, the data released by the World Economic Forum showed.</p><p>Both Cuba and the Philippines exceeded the global average share of female inventors with applications for international patents which was at 17 percent, data showed.</p><p>&quot;The share of female inventors among applicants for international patents was highest in Cuba and the Philippines in 2021, according to data by the World Intellectual Property Organization,&quot; the statement said. </p><p>China ranked above average at 24 percent, while Japan has the &quot;poorest performance&quot; with only 10 percent of women inventors, the World Intellectual Property Organization said.</p><p>The top 10 list was derived from data from 74 countries.</p><div><strong> The top 10 are as follows:</strong></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/02/18/country.jpg" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/02/18/country.jpg"/></figure></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/08/19/women-must-consider-stem-jobs-ilo-says">Women must consider STEM jobs, ILO says</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/25/22/british-council-offers-scholarship-for-women-studying-stem">British Council offers scholarship for Filipino women studying STEM</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/life/08/01/16/look-new-filipino-inventions-to-be-proud-of">LOOK: New Filipino inventions to be proud of</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1931989" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Cuba and the Philippines have the most female inventors in 2021 with pending international patent applications, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization. 