多样性 & 包容
Our department is committed to promoting inclusivity and diversity in the physics community by bringing attention to underrepresented groups through our activities and courses, and developing action plans to increase our diversity.
物理学中的女性
物理学中的女性 at 电子游戏软件 (WiP@BC) is a community of undergraduate and graduate students, 博士后, and faculty who are dedicated to the inclusion, 参与, and success of women and gender minorities in the field of physics.
Women make up only about 20% of all bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees earned in physics. The proportion of women earning degrees in physics has increased over the past two decades, but it is still the lowest of all the physical sciences. The Department of 物理 strongly encourages and supports research, 课程, and activities to foster a more equitable and welcoming environment.
WiP@BC Monthly Social 事件
女物理学家, 博士后, 教员, and students who are interested in pursuing physics, gather together for food and fun the first Monday of each month. 在这些事件中, students connect with their peers, gain advice from their seniors, 组成学习小组, and learn about research groups they are potentially interested in joining. A guest faculty speaker is invited to the last event of the semester to give a presentation on research, 学者, and career opportunities. For more information, please email 教授. 琼马 (琼.ma@blairekidsarts.net)和/或 教授. 贝内黛塔Flebus (贝内黛塔.flebus@blairekidsarts.net).
Women in Science and Technology BC Program
今年教授. Flebus is recruiting undergraduate physics students to participate in the Women in Science and Technology Program, set up several years ago at 电子游戏软件 by 教授. O’Connell (化学 Department) and 教授. Meyer (生物学 Department). This initiative targets female students from Boston-area high schools, with the goal of sparking their interest in science at an early age and introducing them to potential female role models in science. It entails a month-long weekend schedule of research activities, lectures, and field trips. If you are interested, please email 教授. 贝内黛塔Flebus (贝内黛塔.flebus@blairekidsarts.net).
Conference for 本科 物理学中的女性 (CUWiP)
The 物理 部门 at 电子游戏软件 and Wellesley College are proud to host the 2024 Northeast site of the Conference for 本科 物理学中的女性 (CUWiP). The conference will take place on the main campus of 电子游戏软件 (BC) at 栗树山, MA. 栗树山, 波士顿郊区, is a twenty-minute drive from the Boston Logan Airport, and it is easily accessible via public transportation from downtown Boston.
Additional Useful 资源
Women, 小ities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and 工程
(National Science Foundation, 2019).
Provides statistical information about these groups in science and engineering education and employment.
多样性 Initiatives
(American Institute of 物理)
Activities and resources promoting increased diversity, 股本, and inclusion in the physical sciences.
From Passion to Action: Levers & Tools for Making 物理 Inclusive and Equitable
(American Physical Society, 2020)
Webinar on issues and actions regarding inclusivity in the physics community.
Black 历史 Month 物理 教授iles
(National Society of Black Physicists)
A site profiling Black Physicists in order to inform the world about the present day Black scientists that are at the forefront of scientific endeavor, and inspire future generations of Black scientists and engineers.
物理学中的黑色
Strengthening intergenerational connections between physicists in the #Black and STEM community, we encourage long-lasting collaborations and push the development of supportive environments where current and future Black physicists thrive.
物理学中的少数派
(American Physical Society)
Resource page dedicated to providing tools to improve inclusion of underrepresented minorities in physics.
多样性 and 包容 in STEMM Collection
(National Academies of Sciences, 工程 and Medicine)
Collection of documents intended to provide a roadmap for increasing involvement of absent and underrepresented minorities in science and engineering.