Searching to increase the diversity in Australian Physics: a report and reflections on the International Conference on Women in Physics

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dc.contributor.authorMaynard-Casely, HEen_AU
dc.contributor.authorWegener, Men_AU
dc.contributor.authorFoley, Cen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-23T02:25:01Zen_AU
dc.date.available2021-12-23T02:25:01Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2014-08-01en_AU
dc.date.statistics2021-11-16en_AU
dc.description.abstractAt the opening reception, as the crowd gathered, we saw a range in age and country of origin; mostly homogeneous in gender (handful of the opposite sex). Then the conference chair, Prof Shohini Ghose, stepped up to speak and exclaimed “so that’s what it feels like to be a man!” It was the strangest feeling, being in a plenary physics lecture hearing about the discovery of new subatomic particles by Melissa Franklin, Mallinckrodt Professor and Chair of Physics, Harvard University, and realising that the audience was about 95% female. This was because we attended the 5th IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics, on 5-8 August 2014, at the Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada as the Australian delegation. This was the fifth time that IUPAP sponsored this unique conference that brought together delegates from 50 countries around the world to showcase and celebrate scientific work in all areas of physics, develop resolutions to address gender issues and promote the participation of women in physics and provide networking opportunities to build a strong, diverse and inclusive worldwide physics community. Some of the countries are only just introducing physics into their universities. For some of the women, this is the only conference they can attend as their culture forbids them to engage with men. © 2014 Australian Institute of Physics Inc.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationMaynard-Casely, H. E., Wegener, M. & Foley, C, (2014). Searching to increase the diversity in Australian Physics: a report and reflections on the International Conference on Women in Physics. Australian Physics, 51(5), 162-164. Retrieved from: https://physics.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Australian%20Physics/Aust%20Phys%2051-5.pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.issn1837-5375en_AU
dc.identifier.issue5en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleAustralian Physicsen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination162-164en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://physics.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Australian%20Physics/Aust%20Phys%2051-5.pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/12653en_AU
dc.identifier.volume51en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherAustralian Institute of Physicsen_AU
dc.subjectFemalesen_AU
dc.subjectPhysicsen_AU
dc.subjectMeetingsen_AU
dc.subjectScientific personnelen_AU
dc.subjectProductivityen_AU
dc.subjectAttitudesen_AU
dc.titleSearching to increase the diversity in Australian Physics: a report and reflections on the International Conference on Women in Physicsen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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