Researchers say that 80% of the gender gap in maths-related fields can be explained by the difference in girls’ scores in maths and reading
Read article: Girls’ reading ability drives the science gender gap, claims study
Leading German research body says it will now increase support to foreign staff in "everyday matters"
Read article: Up to half of foreign scientists at Max Planck institutes feel excluded
New report highlights the need for more inclusivity and support
Read article: LGBT+ scientists consider leaving work because of discrimination
Report by the American Institute of Physics finds that 40% of new astronomy faculty are women, while a quarter of new physics faculty recruits are female
Read article: Boost in the number of US female physicists and astronomers taking faculty positions
Janice Hudgings and Chaelee Dalton say that integrating anti-bias, pro-equity material into a physics course can educate students about biases
Read article: Out of the margins
Physics World journalists are joined by a range of guests in the latest Physics World Weekly
Read article: The Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund, quantum theory and the philosophy of physics
The astrophysicist famed for the discovery of pulsars explains why she is putting her money into making physics more diverse
Read article: Jocelyn Bell Burnell reveals the motivations behind her new $3m graduate-student fund
Study finds that 43% of new mothers had left a science-based career following their first child
Read article: Parenthood drives women out of science, US survey reveals
The Institute of Physics' Jennifer Dyer looks at initiatives to help improve the careers of women in physics
Read article: Levelling the physics field
Philip Moriarty says physicists need to do more to tackle biases in science
Read article: Beauty and the biased
