Why More Women Study Physics in Muslim Countries
March 8, 2021•
Physics 14, 33
Issues related to gender identity and the expression of femininity are key to understanding the high representation of women in physics in Muslim majority countries.
Figure 1: A new study identifies factors that draw women in Muslim-majority countries into physics. In these countries, women make up a much higher percentage of physicists that in western countries. The findings could help physics departments with a physics-gender-gap problem to broaden the participation of women.A new study identifies factors that draw women in Muslim-majority countries into physics. In these countries, women make up a much higher percentage of physicists that in western countries. The findings could help physics departments with a physics-g. Show more