The Netherlands: Steadily increasing diversity in the physics community

Noortje De Graaf*, Petra Rudolf, Arlette Werner, Els De Wolf

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Abstract

The Netherlands continues to see an increase in female physicists. Gender is still an important topic, but diversity is now considered to extend beyond gender alone. Increasingly, efforts to broaden diversity also target inclusiveness of less represented groups such as first-generation students and people of color. Among first-year bachelor students, the percentage of female students at some universities is approaching 30%. In this paper we present some of the initiatives to improve the diversity in the Dutch physics community, such as the NNV Diversity Prize for physics departments, a diversity brochure, guest lectures at secondary schools, and the Minerva Prize for young female or nonbinary physicists.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAIP Conference Proceedings
EditorsCatherine P. Foley, Deborah M. Kane, Joanna Turner
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)9780735447189
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17-Nov-2023
Event7th IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics, IUPAP 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 11-Jul-202116-Jul-2021

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Number1
Volume3040
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference7th IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics, IUPAP 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period11/07/202116/07/2021

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