Conveners
Diversity and Inclusion in Nordic Physics
- Julie Gold
Diversity and Inclusion in Nordic Physics
- Maren Malling
Description
Talks and discussions exploring gender equality, representation, and diversity in physics, with a particular focus on the Nordic context.
In my talk I will present an overview of the current situation of women in physics in Finland, both in academia and industry. The number of female undergraduate students has increased during recent years, but otherwise the situation at universities has not changed much. After going through the figures from different universities, I will present my own experiences of when and why I quit...
This presentation begins with an overview of the activities of KIF (Kvinder i Fysik / Women in Physics Denmark), an organization dedicated to supporting gender equality in the field. To mark the 150th anniversary of women’s admission to Danish universities, I will highlight the historical roles of women in physics in Denmark with pioneers such as Julie Marie Vinther Hansen and Inge Lehmann to...
Several surveys conducted at the Department of Physics at Stockholm University have revealed that a significantly smaller proportion of women PhD students intend to remain in academia compared to the men PhD students. To follow up on this finding and investigate the underlying causes, the PhD and Postdoc Councils carried out a new survey in the spring of 2025. This survey targeted both PhD...
In this talk, I will review statistics collected in recent years within the STEM disciplines at the University of Iceland, particularly regarding the gender distribution at various stages of academic careers. I will also highlight several initiatives and the results of a survey recently conducted in Iceland. Finally, I will discuss the Gen-HET project and recent data collection efforts within...
Chalmers University of Technology launched GENIE (Gender Initiative for Excellence) in 2019, a ten-year strategic initiative with a budget of SEK 300 million. Genie’s goals were and are to improve gender equality across all academic levels and foster a work environment conducive to scientific excellence. One of Genie’s foundations was that by addressing gender imbalances, removing barriers,...
After many years of EDI-work, it is important to stop and contemplate what does really work. At the same time, it is equally important to be patient and show reliance that change is possible.
In this contribution we discuss some answers to the question in the title and especially describe a project in Lund University to set up a network of "Critical Friends" at faculties and institutions....
Over the past three years, I have served as a member of the equality committee within the DFG-funded research unit FOR5195, which focuses on relativistic jets in Active Galactic Nuclei. This interdisciplinary collaboration brings together experts in theoretical modeling, observational astronomy, and data interpretation from multiple universities and research institutes.
To promote justice,...
