Women in Physics
These reports and highlights contain data on the education and employment of women in physics in the U.S. and data on working women physicists across the world.
For a free hard copy of any of the reports listed below, go to the report order form.
Women in Physics & Astronomy Faculty Positions
These highlights show data on women faculty members that were collected in our survey of all
degree-granting physics and astronomy departments in the US in 2006. The percentages of physics
and astronomy faculty members who are women have increased. The percentage of newly hired
assistant physics professors who are women is higher than the percentage of physics PhDs earned
by women in the recent past. This may indicate that women are hired at greater than their
availability rate. In addition, physics departments are more likely than ever to have at least
one woman on their faculties.
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Women Physicists Speak Again
More than 1350 women physicists from more than 70 countries answered a survey conducted in
connection with the Second IUPAP International Conference of Women in Physics. The report
covers women physicists’ experiences in education and careers. Comparisons are made
between women from developed and developing countries.
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FAQ's about Women in Physics and Astronomy, 2005
The Women in Physics and Astronomy report has generated a lot of questions. This short
document provides answers to the most frequently asked questions.
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Women in Physics and Astronomy, 2005
Data on current and historic trends in the representation of women in physics and astronomy,
including comparative data on women in related fields. Discusses the academic "pipeline"
and the point at which women are leaving physics. Data on US minority women and on women in
physics in other countries are also presented. Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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Women Physicists Speak: The 2001 International Study of Women
in Physics
This report contains findings from an international survey of over 1,000 women physicists from
55 countries. The study was conducted as part of a larger effort carried out by the
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) and was supported by
grants from NSF and DOE to the American Physical Society.
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Additional interest
Statistics on Women in Science in Germany
US delegation to 2nd IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering, NSF
Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
Women in Physics, American Physical Society
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