Women in Physics in the United Kingdom: A Review of Recent Policy and Initiatives

2025/09/08 by Sally Jordan, Jordan, Sally, Sarah Bakewell +9
Psychology · #FOS: Physical sciences #Mentoring and Academic Development #Physics Education (physics.ed-ph) #Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2509.06825

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Abstract

Across the United Kingdom, initiatives designed to increase the participation and outcomes for women in physics continue, working with children of various ages as well as with adults. Improvements have been achieved by a combination of these initiatives and an accompanying strengthening of policy, but significant gender imbalances remain.

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