Objective Both nationally and internationally, women are seriously underrepresented in physics and in fields, such as engineering, for which physics knowledge is a prerequisite. Such under-representation is not only an issue of 'equal opportunities'. It has broad implications for industries and research laboratories with a strong need for a technically educated workforce. The lack of diversity in the talent pool represents an handicap also for academia. We propose to organize an International Conference on Women in Physics to gain understanding of the phenomenon from a comparative analysis of data, discuss barriers, share success stories, propose ways to improve participation, and help participants develop strategies to improve the status of women in physics in their home countries. Programme(s) FP5-HUMAN POTENTIAL - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Improving the human research potential and the socio-economic knowledge base" (1998-2002) Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal COM 168 /02 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator EUROPEAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY EU contribution No data Address Rue Marc Seguin 34 MULHOUSE France See on map Total cost No data Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR PURE AND APPLIED PHYSICS United States EU contribution No data Address c/o American Physical Society, One Physics Ellipse COLLEGE PARK See on map Total cost No data