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Download full textPorter, Anne Marie; Ivie, Rachel – AIP Statistical Research Center, 2019
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the representation and participation of women in physics and astronomy fields. The report describes the representation of women in high school physics enrollment, physics and astronomy degree completions, and faculty employment. In addition, it examines the representation of minority women at some…
Descriptors: Females, Physics, Astronomy, High Schools
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Direct linkFrehill, Lisa M.; Ivie, Rachel – New Directions for Higher Education, 2013
Professional societies collect a wealth of data on underrepresented scholars in specific disciplines that can be used to understand minority experiences throughout different stages of academia.
Descriptors: Females, Minority Groups, Sciences, Engineering
Ivie, Rachel; Anderson, Garrett; White, Susan – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2014
The United States is becoming more and more diverse, but the representation of some minority groups in physics and astronomy lags behind. Although 13% of the US population is African American or black, and 17% is Hispanic (US Census), the representation of these two groups in physics and astronomy is much lower. For this reason, African Americans…
Descriptors: African American Teachers, Hispanic Americans, Physics, Minority Group Teachers
Ivie, Rachel; Ray, Kim Nies – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2005
Despite years of continued growth, women's participation in physics remains among the lowest of any scientific field. The issue is of great concern to many in the scientific community, spawning talks at conferences, data collection efforts, and speculation about the causes of women's low participation in physics. Although women's participation in…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Females, Astronomy, Physics
