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Lock, Robynne M.; Hazari, Zahra – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
Despite the fact that approximately half of high school physics students are female, only 21% of physics bachelor's degrees are awarded to women. In a previous study, drawn from a national survey of college students in introductory English courses, five factors commonly proposed to positively impact female students' choice of a physical science…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Females, Sciences, Physics