Publisher's Synopsis
Despite more than half a century of research, women are still very under-represented in STEM, and particularly in physics. There is an enormous amount of research on women and physics, and it draws from a huge range of disciplines, from education to psychology to philosophy to physics itself. Most of the research is somewhat siloed in that researchers focus on their niche and rarely connect it to the broader context. This is the second edition of a volume that pulls together research on a variety of topics relating to gender and physics, collating the extant literature to provide a readable and concise grounding for the reader. Starting with the current numbers of women in physics in English-speaking countries, it explores the different issues relating to gender and physics for different education and career stages. Each chapter will include specific actions that readers can take to support gender diversity in physics.
Key Features:
- Provides a concise overview of research on a variety of topics relating to gender and physics
- Includes specific actions that readers can take to support gender diversity in physics
- Explores the different issues relating to gender and physics for different education and career stages
- Provides an accessible introduction as well as an authoritative reference
- The second edition contains updated research, actions for readers to take and new chapters to address the underlying structures of the research
