Women and physics / Laura McCullough.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCullough, Laura, author.

Contributor:

Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.

Series:

IOP (Series). Release 24.

IOP ebooks. 2024 collection.

[IOP release $release]

IOP ebooks. [2024 collection]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in physics.

Women physicists.

Local Subjects:

Women in physics.

Women physicists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2024]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.

Biography/History:

Laura McCullough is a Professor of Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Her PhD from the University of Minnesota is in Science Education with a focus on Physics Education Research. Her primary research area is gender and science and surrounding issues. She has published research articles, essays for the lay reader, as well as humorous pieces. Her first book, "Women and Physics," was released in 2016.

Summary:

This is the second edition of a volume that brings together research on a wide variety of topics relating to gender and physics, cataloguing the extant literature to provide a readable and concise grounding for the reader. While there are many biographies and collections of essays in the area of women and physics, no other book is as research focused. Starting with the current numbers of women in physics in English-speaking countries, it explores the different issues relating to gender and physics at different educational levels and career stages. From the effects of family and schooling to the barriers faced in the workplace and at home, this volume is an exhaustive overview of the many studies focused specifically on women and physics. This edition contains updated references and new chapters covering the underlying structures of the research and more detailed breakdowns of career issues.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Important notes about this book

2.1. Anglophone focus

2.2. Physics, science, STEM

2.3. Gender, sex, gender identity, gender presentation

2.4. Women, or women versus men?

2.5. Intersectionality

2.6. Hors d'oeuvres versus the plated meal

2.7. Emotions

2.8. My biases

3. Supporting theories

3.1. Unconscious bias

3.2. Stereotype threat

3.3. Sense of belonging

3.4. A science identity and self-efficacy

3.5. Other concepts

4. How many women are in physics?

4.1. Historical women in physics

4.2. When science was for women

4.3. Current trends in women's participation in physics

4.4. Secondary education

4.5. College/tertiary education

4.6. Postgraduate education

4.7. Careers

4.8. Conclusion

5. Home and family life

6. Education

6.1. Early science education

6.2. Extracurricular and informal science

6.3. High school physics education

6.4. Undergraduate physics education

6.5. Postgraduate physics education

7. Careers

7.1. Getting the job

7.2. Basic resources

7.3. Grant applications

7.4. Awards and honors

7.5. Publishing

7.6. Sexual harassment

7.7. Imposter phenomenon

7.8. Mentors and sponsors

7.9. Networking and advancement

7.10. Leadership

7.11. Other issues

8. Work-life balance

8.1. To have and to hold : marriage

8.2. The two-body problem/dual-career couples

8.3. To breed or not to breed : children

8.4. Housework and childcare

8.5. Career breaks and re-entry

8.6. COVID

8.7. Mental health

9. A history of the topic

9.1. Educating women in physics

9.2. Initiatives of note

9.3. Journals

9.4. Leadership

9.5. Research

9.6. Gender presentation

9.7. How it's changed

10. The view through rose-colored glasses

11. The glass is half-empty

11.1. The nature of science

11.2. Climate for gender and diversity work

11.3. The old 'women are worse at math/science/spatial reasoning because of biology' myth

12. Closing thoughts.

Notes:

"Version: 20240901"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on October 3, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780750364355

9780750364348

OCLC:

1458669266

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.