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dc.titleGender Diversity, Innovation, and Open Innovation in the Caribbean Region
dc.contributor.authorÁlvarez, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorCastillo, Yury
dc.contributor.orgunitCompetitiveness, Technology and Innovation Division
dc.coverageAntigua and Barbuda
dc.coverageBarbados
dc.coverageBelize
dc.coverageDominica
dc.coverageGrenada
dc.coverageGuyana
dc.coverageJamaica
dc.coverageSaint Kitts and Nevis
dc.coverageSaint Lucia
dc.coverageSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
dc.coverageSuriname
dc.coverageBahamas
dc.coverageTrinidad and Tobago
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2023-04-24T00:04:00
dc.date.issue2023-04-24T00:04:00
dc.description.abstractThe Caribbean economies are well-ranked in terms of womens participation in the labor market, but less so in terms of innovation, suggesting the relevance of an analysis of gender diversitys impact on innovation. This paper examines how gender diversity in Caribbean firm affects the formation of external partnerships and agreements for innovation, and also how the effects of that diversity on innovative outcomes are influenced by the presence of women in diverse positions within a firm. Using information for 13 Caribbean countries from the Innovation, Firm Productivity and Gender (IFPG) database, this study confirms gender diversity as a factor which both improves the likelihood of innovation, as well as spurring the decision to collaborate with other firms and organizations. However, impacts will depend on the areas within a firm in which women are present. Gender diversity in the total workforce and in production and non-production activities is more effective than when women are present in areas solely related to management. These findings prompt a reflection on policy implications around the definition or improvement of measures oriented to the closing of innovation-related gender gaps.
dc.format.extent47
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004853
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Gender-Diversity-Innovation-and-Open-Innovation-in-the-Caribbean-Region-.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectDiversity and Inclusion
dc.subjectSmall Business
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectLabor Force
dc.subjectGender Gap
dc.subjectOpen Innovation
dc.subjectGender Bias
dc.subjectResearch and Development
dc.subjectGender Wage Gap
dc.subjectGender Empowerment Measure
dc.subject.jelcodeO30 - Innovation • Research and Development • Technological Change • Intellectual Property Rights: General
dc.subject.jelcodeO32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
dc.subject.jelcodeO36 - Open Innovation
dc.subject.jelcodeO15 - Human Resources • Human Development • Income Distribution • Migration
dc.subject.keywordsgender diversity;Caribbean region;innovation;open innovation
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-TN-02695
idb.operationRG-E1776
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