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Data on Women and Minorities in Physics

These reports provide the latest trends in the education and employment of women and minorities in physics and related fields.

For a free hard copy of any of the reports listed below, go to the report order form.

Report on Student Participants at the 2003 Meeting of the National Society of Black Physicists
The National Society of Black Physicists' (NSBP) annual meeting brought together hundreds of professional physicists, undergraduate students, and graduate physics students to present recent research, explore career opportunities, foster contacts, and reinforce a general sense of community among participants. This report presents findings from an evaluation survey that covered the students experiences at the meeting, and its effect on their plans to continue in physics.

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Women Physicists Speak: The 2001 International Study of Women in Physics
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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Women in Physics, 2000
Data on current and historic trends in the representation of women in physics, including comparative data on women in related fields.

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Report on The 2002 National Conference of Black Physics Students
The National Conference of Black Physics Students (NCBPS) is held annually, with the goals of providing a deeper sense of community, a chance to network, information about further study and careers in physics, and an opportunity for students to present the results of original research.


Additional Websites of Interest

  • The proceedings from the IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics will be published by AIP (CP #628) around Sept. 2002. More information can be found at the proceeding's webpage.