Physics in Canada / La Physique au Canada - 2008 (64.4)
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Women Physicists in Canada

Author(s)
Adriana Predoi-Cross
Roby Austin
Sampa Bhadra
Janis McKenna
Li-Hong Xu
Michael Steinitz
Institution
University of Lethbridge
Saint Mary's University
York University
University of British Columbia
University of New Brunswick
St. Francis Xavier University
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In recent years the overall climate for women in academia in Canada has improved. Efforts are being made to attract girls to science at a young age. The enrollment of women across undergraduate and graduate programs in physical sciences has increased gradually in the past decade, with a sharp increase at the graduate level. In light of a large number of upcoming retirements in academic positions, the presence of women in academia will continue to grow, supported by efforts to ensure equity in academia made by government agencies, academic institutions and faculty associations.

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(Paper presented by the Canadian Delegation to the 3rd IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics - ICWIP2008)
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