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Positive Action Using Quotas for Women in Kyushu University, Japan

Author(s) -

E. Jotaki

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

proceedings of the 12th asia pacific physics conference (appc12)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

DOI - 10.7566/jpscp.1.018002

Subject(s) - action (physics) , agriculture , women in science , order (exchange) , science and engineering , political science , engineering , economic growth , business , geography , engineering ethics , sociology , economics , physics , gender studies , finance , archaeology , quantum mechanics

In the field of physics, the ratio of female researchers is still low among APPC12 member countries. Associations and institutions in many countries are making efforts to increase the number of female physicists. Since 2009, Kyushu University in Japan has carried out positive action using quotas for women in order to increase female faculty members, mainly in the fields of Science, Engineering, and Agriculture. These efforts have had a significant impact and achieved beneficial results.

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