1、Report UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2022In March 2020,INTA 2020 President Ayala Deutsch launched The Womens LeadershIP Initiative to investigate the underrepresentation of women in the intellectual property(IP)field,and career development and leadership gaps for women in this fieldregardless of geographic regio

2、n,job title,or job function.INTA conducted extensive research on the state of women in the workplace in general,combined with interviews with a diverse group of Association members,both male and female,to identify the current state of the industry and best practices to accelerate womens representati

3、on in the workplace,womens career advancement,and womens work-life integration.In February 2021,the Association released the Initiatives original Report and Best Practices Toolkit,dated December 2020,and committed to continuing the Initiative as a sustained and permanent program that actively champi

4、ons women as leaders in IP.The Initiatives ongoing activities align with the essential directives of INTAs 20222025 Strategic Plan,especially to support the development of IP professionals,as well as with the Associations broader goals around DEI(diversity,equity,and inclusion)and CSR(corporate soci

5、al responsibility).Since the Reports publication,INTA has developed a Womens LeadershIP Initiative Project Team,composed of a diverse group of male and female IP professionals from various regions.The Project Team has prepared this update to continue to facilitate important dialogues within and beyo

6、nd the Association on several topics,including providing current research on womens representation in the workforce,their career advancement opportunities,and the scope of work-life integration,as well as identifying further critical data gaps in this space.This update to The Womens LeadershIP Initi