TECH TALK X
Who Gets Credit for Innovation? What Gender Bias Reveals About How Ideas Spread
Thursday, 13 November 2025
1.00 pm CET – Duration: 60 min
Innovation thrives when the best ideas rise to the top. Yet evidence shows that ideas from women scientists are less likely to be cited by inventors than identical ideas from men. This bias in how we recognise and reward innovation raises important questions about whose contributions shape technological progress and why.
Join INSEAD Professor Michaël Bikard and INSEAD Associate Dean of Diversity & Inclusion Kaisa Snellman for a discussion on how gender bias affects the visibility of ideas, the evolution of technology and the way organisations measure impact. The conversation will explore what leaders can do to create environments where ideas are judged by their merit and not by who voices them.
Whether you lead innovation, manage research or champion inclusion, this session offers a sharp look at how small biases can reshape the trajectory of discovery and progress.
Join INSEAD Professor Michaël Bikard and INSEAD Associate Dean of Diversity & Inclusion Kaisa Snellman for a discussion on how gender bias affects the visibility of ideas, the evolution of technology and the way organisations measure impact. The conversation will explore what leaders can do to create environments where ideas are judged by their merit and not by who voices them.
Whether you lead innovation, manage research or champion inclusion, this session offers a sharp look at how small biases can reshape the trajectory of discovery and progress.
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