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The environment for women in physics in Ireland |
MCCABE, EITHNE
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P
hysics is contributing strongly to the national Irish economy
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with 4.5% of the Irish workforce employed in
physics
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based
or other science, technology, engineering,
and math (
STEM
)
sectors. However, a recent national report
reveals that the proportion of women working in jobs that utilize STEM skills is less than 25
%
of the workforce.
We
present d
ata collected from the views of 1,000 female secondary school students,
young women (age 18
?
23), secondary
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school teachers and parents on what influences secondary school students? choices of subjects and in particular STEM
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related subjects
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In addition, b
enchmarking data
on female student and staff ratios for the past five years is presented
from all
seven Irish
u
niversity
p
hysics
d
epartments
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Eochairfhoca(i)l:
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Inclusive Society; Nanoscience & Materials |
Dáta Foilseacháin:
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2015 |
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Cineál:
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Conference item |
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Athbhreithniú Piaraí:
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Yes |
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Teanga(cha):
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English |
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Institiúid:
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Trinity College Dublin |
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Deismireacht(aí):
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Eilish McLoughlin, Sandra Fee and Eithne McCabe, The environment for women in physics in Ireland, AIP Conf. Proc., American Institute of Physics Conference Series: WOMEN IN PHYSICS: 5TH IUPAP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN IN PHYSICS, Canada, 5-8 August 2015, 1697, AIP, 2015, 060025 |
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Foilsitheoir(í):
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AIP |
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Teideal/Teidil Malartacha(a):
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AIP Conf. Proc. -American Institute of Physics Conference Series: WOMEN IN PHYSICS: 5TH IUPAP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN IN PHYSICS |
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