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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"women in physics"”.
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Physics Education: Understanding the Barriers for Young Women in Ontario
In nearly all countries of the world, at every level of education, physics as a field of science is failing to recruit and retain women. This phenomenon is believed to relate to girls’ educational experiences from K-12, but the reasons for the gender gap in physics are not fully understood. The …
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Gender, Politics, and Radioactivity Research in Vienna, 1910-1938
What could it mean to be a physicist specialized in radioactivity in the early 20th century Vienna? More specifically, what could it mean to be a woman experimenter in radioactivity during that time? This dissertation focuses on the lived experiences of the women experimenters of the <i>Institut …
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Women Majoring in Physics: An Exploratory Case Study of Factors That Influenced Women Persisting in an Undergraduate Physics Program at a Large Private University in the Chicago Metropolitan Area
… of this exploratory case study was to determine what factor(s) were influencing womens' decision to persist in physics and lead to their successful completion of an undergraduate physics program. The number of bachelor's degree in physics awarded between 1933 and 2009 showed a steady increase …