Persistence and career choices of female Finnish university physics students
Knaub, A. V., & Barthelemy, R. (2018). Persistence and career choices of female Finnish university physics students. In A. Traxler, Y. Cao, & S. Wolf (Eds.), PERC 2018 : Physics Education Research Conference 2018 Proceedings. American Association of Physics Teachers. PERC Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1119/perc.2018.pr.Knaub
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Finland is often seen and admired as an equity and education-focused country. They have policies that champion
gender equity and a world-renowned K-12 education system, with students ranking among the top on international metrics. However, little is known on whether these policies and early education experiences support
gender equity in postsecondary education and beyond, particularly in fields that struggle to support women. The
few studies that exist indicate that despite having aptitude and national policy that seeks to create gender equity,
women may not pursue physics careers. As part of a larger project, we present findings from a study on Finnish
physics students enrolled in Finnish universities. Results indicate that students in this study have experiences
and attributes that contribute to persisting in physics. When examining these data for gender, we found that
women are no more likely to consider leaving physics than men. We also found that female PhD students tend
to be interested in non-academic careers more than men.
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