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White, Susan; Ivie, Rachel – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2013
Women's representation in physics lags behind most other STEM disciplines. Currently, women make up about 13% of faculty members in all physics degree-granting departments, and there are physics departments with no women faculty members at all. These two data points are often cited as evidence of a lack of equity for women. In this article,…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Departments, Women Faculty, College Faculty
Ivie, Rachel; White, Susan; Garrett, Arnell; Anderson, Garrett – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2013
Between March and July 2010, each of the 796 departments that awarded at least a bachelor's degree in physics or astronomy were contacted by e-mail, mail, and certified mail. Follow-up contacts were made for departments that had not yet responded. Responses were received from 744 departments (93%). The percentage of women among physics…
Descriptors: Women Faculty, Physics, Astronomy, College Faculty
Ivie, Rachel; Ephraim, Arnell; White, Susan – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2009
Between March 20 and July 8, 2008 (the spring semester of 2008), the authors contacted each of the 763 departments in the US that award at least a bachelor's degree in physics by e-mail, mail, and certified mail. They received responses from 713 departments (93%). This report describes their findings. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Physics, College Faculty, College Science, Science Departments