Women in physics in Canada

Xu, Li-Hong; Ghose, Shohini; Milner-Bolotin, Marina; Bhadra, S.; Predoi‐Cross, Adriana; Dasgupta, Arundhati; Campbell, Melanie C. W.; Barkanova, S.

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“…We are also offering new PhD and MSc programs in theoretical particle physics via MUN St. John's campus, with graduate students contributing to both research and education at Grenfell. While, in the past several decades, Canada has achieved some success in attracting women to sciences in general [15], there is still room for improvement in recruitment and retention of women and other equity-seeking groups in physics, and we believe that subatomic physics specifically, as one of the most fascinating areas of modern research, can help with both attracting and inspiring the next generation of scientists.…”

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Subatomic Physics Education and Outreach in Newfoundland

Barkanova¹

2019

Proceedings of XXIX International Symposium on Lepton Photon Interactions at High Energies — PoS(LeptonPhoton2019)

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A physics education provides students with a valuable and flexible skill set that opens doors to a wide variety of career paths, including industry, education and finance. However, Physics is almost universally unpopular in our local schools, especially among girls. This paper describes a long-term scientific and cultural outreach program we developed for youth in Newfoundland, Canada, especially rural youth, girls, and Indigenous students. We feature female and Indigenous role models, engage Indigenous storytelling, discuss a wide range of career opportunities, and emphasize a diverse set of skills required in modern science, such as cooperation and communication. As these students enter our post-secondary physics program, which is specifically developed to focus on subatomic physics and astrophysics, we engage them in research as early as their second year, making sure they are well prepared to continue at graduate schools in both theory and experiment.

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confidence: 99%