Comments on: For women in physics, the pipeline is a labyrinth http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/breaking/2008/06/16/for-women-in-physics-the-pipeline-is-a-labyrinth/ extra dimensions of particle physics Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:22:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Blake Stacey http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/breaking/2008/06/16/for-women-in-physics-the-pipeline-is-a-labyrinth/comment-page-1/#comment-1215 Blake Stacey Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:36:16 +0000 http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/breaking/?p=264#comment-1215 <blockquote>We need to acknowledge that multiple paths may be followed (some more probable than others) and take a quantum mechanical approach that allows people to tunnel into or back into physics careers through classically forbidden regions—like taking time an extended time off for parental leave.</blockquote> Ouch!

We need to acknowledge that multiple paths may be followed (some more probable than others) and take a quantum mechanical approach that allows people to tunnel into or back into physics careers through classically forbidden regions—like taking time an extended time off for parental leave.

Ouch!

]]> By: Jean Deken http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/breaking/2008/06/16/for-women-in-physics-the-pipeline-is-a-labyrinth/comment-page-1/#comment-1196 Jean Deken Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:52:42 +0000 http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/breaking/?p=264#comment-1196 Thanks for a great summary of a great talk! Thanks for a great summary of a great talk!

]]> By: Carol Muller http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/breaking/2008/06/16/for-women-in-physics-the-pipeline-is-a-labyrinth/comment-page-1/#comment-1195 Carol Muller Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:30:09 +0000 http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/breaking/?p=264#comment-1195 Thank you for a great summary of the talk. My decades of work in gender equity in higher education and in science and engineering would certainly support all of these insights and recommendations. I'd like to take it a step further, and invite any readers with physics (or other science/engineering backgrounds) to consider volunteering as mentors for undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, or early career faculty members in these fields (your choice of level, if you want to select) through MentorNet (www.MentorNet.net). Serving as a mentor is simple and not terribly time-consuming--less than 15 minutes/week, and can fit into almost any schedule. Thanks for considering it! Thank you for a great summary of the talk. My decades of work in gender equity in higher education and in science and engineering would certainly support all of these insights and recommendations. I’d like to take it a step further, and invite any readers with physics (or other science/engineering backgrounds) to consider volunteering as mentors for undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, or early career faculty members in these fields (your choice of level, if you want to select) through MentorNet (www.MentorNet.net). Serving as a mentor is simple and not terribly time-consuming–less than 15 minutes/week, and can fit into almost any schedule. Thanks for considering it!

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