National Survey of Women in Physics in Austria

C. Berkmann, A. Roridguez, I. Brodacz, N. Dilaver, A. Suarez, P. Ayala

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Abstract

This paper reports very generally on changes in the situation of women in physics in Austria since 2008 and more specifically on a national web-based survey that was distributed among physicists in Austria. It was aimed at understanding why few women are motivated to study physics and to follow an academic path. Family responsibilities-among others-seem to have a deep impact on women's careers. In Austria, initiatives to support women in scientific careers are quite well known throughout the physics community, and a high percentage of women responding to the survey said they had participated in at least one of them.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWomen in Physics
Subtitle of host publication5th IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics
EditorsBeth A. Cunningham, Shohini Ghose, Catherine O'Riordan
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9780735413443
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Event5th IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics - Wilfried Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada
Duration: 5 Aug 20148 Aug 2014

Publication series

SeriesAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1697
ISSN0094-243X

Conference

Conference5th IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityWaterloo
Period5/08/148/08/14

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 103018 Materials physics

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