Inclusion
Taking on Gender Disparity in Quantum
The new atom*innen platform serves as a resource and hub for women and gender minorities.
Sarah Embacher, Elena Poli and Eva Casotti (from Francesca Ferlaino’s group). [IQOQI / D. Jordan]
Although women in EU countries outnumber men in university education in general, they remain underrepresented at all academic levels in STEM. In 2023, women represented only 31% of bachelor’s students and 28% of master’s and doctoral students in physics across EU countries. Since 2018, the proportion of women among doctoral graduates in physical sciences has even decreased.
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