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Barbara Sandow Barbara Sandow

Free University Berlin, Department of Free University Berlin, Department of Physics Physics, , Germany Germany

Promoting positive I mages

• f Women in Physics

Outline Outline

• Motivation

Motivation

• Improving

Improving the the image of image of women women as as physicists physicists

• Attracting

Attracting girls girls into into Physics Physics

• Workshop

Workshop about about projects projects for for schoolgirl schoolgirls s

• Conclusions

Conclusions

Results Results of

• f „

„ Draw Draw-

• A

A-

• Scientist

Scientist“ “ Test Test

The same children The same children reported that a reported that a scientist scientist‘ ‘. .… …. . neglects his family neglects his family -

• pays no attention to

pays no attention to his wife, never his wife, never plays with his plays with his children children‘ ‘

Facial Hair 48% Labcoat 63 % Eyeglasses 88% Pencils/Pens 25 % Male 100%

Percentages Percentages of

• f Physics

Physics Degrees Degrees Awarded Awarded to to Women Women in Germany in in Germany in the the last last 10 10 Years Years

I mproving the I mage of I mproving the I mage of Women as Physicists Women as Physicists

1.

• 1. Role models

Role models 2.

• 2. Mentoring

Mentoring 3.

• 3. Know the structures and go in

Know the structures and go in 4.

• 4. Active member in the society and the

Active member in the society and the commissions commissions

Activities Activities in Germany in Germany

1998 meeting with the president of the DPG 1998 meeting with the president of the DPG (German Physical Society) and in the end of (German Physical Society) and in the end of this year a new Working Group was founded: this year a new Working Group was founded:

Committee for Equal Opportunities Committee for Equal Opportunities

Committee for Equal Opportunities Committee for Equal Opportunities German Physical Society German Physical Society

http://www.dpg http://www.dpg-

• physikerinnen.de

physikerinnen.de

Arbeitskreis Chancengleichheit Arbeitskreis Chancengleichheit Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft

• The Committee for Equal Opportunities (AKC) is committed to

The Committee for Equal Opportunities (AKC) is committed to providing a new framework and new structures providing a new framework and new structures which will which will improve the atmosphere for women in physics. improve the atmosphere for women in physics.

• The AKC wants to

The AKC wants to achieve and maintain equal opportunities achieve and maintain equal opportunities for for physicists, both female and male. physicists, both female and male.

• The AKC will pursue activities which aim to

The AKC will pursue activities which aim to increase the number increase the number

• f female physicists
• f female physicists in leading positions at the universities,

in leading positions at the universities, instituts instituts and in industry and to improve their situation. and in industry and to improve their situation.

• The AKC will work to

The AKC will work to increase the number of secondary school increase the number of secondary school and university physics students and university physics students, both male and female, but , both male and female, but particularly female. particularly female.

Purpose and basic guidelines Purpose and basic guidelines

2000 2000 Year of Physics in Germany, Summer Event in Year of Physics in Germany, Summer Event in Berlin with a discussion about: Berlin with a discussion about: Urgent changes in our society for a common future Urgent changes in our society for a common future in Physics in Physics 2001 Surveys about women in Physics 2001 Surveys about women in Physics 2002 scientific prize for women 2002 scientific prize for women ‘ ‘Hertha Hertha Sponer Sponer ’ ’ 2003 2003 Physik Physik Journal about: Women in Physics Journal about: Women in Physics 2004 Flyer and Poster 2004 Flyer and Poster

Activities Activities

• German Conference for Women in Physics

German Conference for Women in Physics

• Sessions during the Spring meetings of the DPG

Sessions during the Spring meetings of the DPG

• Women Research Prize

Women Research Prize “ “Hertha Hertha Sponer Sponer” ”

• Workshops: Soft Skills;

Workshops: Soft Skills; Projects for Girls Projects for Girls

• High school student programs

High school student programs

• Networking: Homepage, Mail Forum, Meetings

Networking: Homepage, Mail Forum, Meetings

Projects every year Projects every year

Workshops: Projects Workshops: Projects for for Girls Girls

• 1. Workshop: 18.
• 1. Workshop: 18.-
• 20.04. 2002

20.04. 2002

• 2. Workshop: 23.
• 2. Workshop: 23.-
• 25.04. 2004

25.04. 2004

• 3. Workshop: 13.
• 3. Workshop: 13.-
• 15.06. 2006

15.06. 2006

Organizer: Committee for Equal Committee for Equal Opportunities of the Opportunities of the German Physical Society German Physical Society Workshop 2004 35 participants

• 17 talks
• Break-out Sessions

Project Project „ „Roberta Roberta“ “ : :

http:/ / www.iais.fraunhofer.de/ roberta http:/ / www.iais.fraunhofer.de/ roberta-

• eu.html

eu.html

Roberta uses the fascination of robots to bring girls into Science, Technics and Computer Science, by hands-on work.

Funded by: Science and Society; Sixth Framework Programme; Frauenhofer Institute IAIS Forschung"

Logo: Girls conquer Robots

Mentoring Program

Ada Lovelace-Mentoring e.V. – http://www.ada-mentoring.de/

The community Ada-Lovelace-Mentoring e.V. was named after Ada Byron,

Countess of Lovelace. She was the first

programmer of computers.

(1815-1852)

Aims of program: Attracting girls into science by mentoring programs The students present a role model and serve as contact persons. This takes place over a longer periode of time, so that a intensive contact can develope.

Nat Nat-

• Working

Working-

• Labs

Labs: : www.nat

www.nat-

• schuelerlabor.de

schuelerlabor.de

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz,

, Faculty Faculty of

• f Chemistry

Chemistry

Activities Activities: :

• Science

Science workshop workshop

• Energy

Energy parcours parcours

• Vacation

Vacation academy academy

• Research

Research weekend weekend

• Simply

Simply cool! cool!

• nanoCamp

nanoCamp 2003 2003

• L

Long Night of Science

• ng Night of Science
• Primary

Primary and and Secondary Secondary Leve Level l

• Lower

Lower High School Level High School Level

• Upper High School Level

Upper High School Level

Overview of the 83 Physics-Laboratories in Germany

http://www.lernort-labor.de/en/index.php Funded by Deutsche Telekom Stiftung: http://www.telekom-stiftung.de/home/

83

Website: Net for Labs

Learning Learning Site: Lab Site: Lab

Conclusion: Projects Projects for for Girls Girls

• are

are nescessary nescessary

• find

find great great interest interest

• there

there exists exists already already a a number number of

• f projects

projects in in Germany and Germany and the the EU EU

• the

the number number of

• f projectis

projectis is is still not large still not large enough enough

• both

both sides sides have have a lot of a lot of fun fun

• mainly

mainly organised

• rganised by

by women women

• many

many of

• f the

the projects projects are are organised

• rganised voluntary

voluntary

Conclusion for us Conclusion for us