Abstract:Overall about 40% of South African researchers in science, engineering, and technology are women, but the percentage of women in the physical sciences is significantly lower. In 2006, it appeared that about 16% of the 500 members of the South African Institute of Physics were women. Many of the issues of women in physics in South Africa parallel those of black physicists, including discrimination, both conscious and unconscious, in hiring and in awarding grants. The situation is slowly improving with the adven… Show more
“…Another subgroup of women that is emphasised with regard to institutional transformation are those in senior positions. The climate for women physicists in such positions should be improved (92), while women in leadership positions (e.g. chairs of academic departments) require nurturing and support (90).…”
“…Another subgroup of women that is emphasised with regard to institutional transformation are those in senior positions. The climate for women physicists in such positions should be improved (92), while women in leadership positions (e.g. chairs of academic departments) require nurturing and support (90).…”
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