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Diversity and inclusion

Diversity and inclusion

Why we need to keep talking about equality in physics

06 Aug 2019 Jess Wade
Taken from the August 2019 issue of Physics World.

The lack of diversity among physicists is an ongoing problem – and, while it persists, physics will fail to achieve its full potential. Jess Wade and Maryam Zaringhalam discuss the implications of poor diversity in the field and how it could be overcome

Start at the beginning: A lack of diversity in physics is rooted in stereotypes endorsed at school.

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