Column Editor's note: Laura McCullough teaches physics at the University of Wisconsin—Stout. She has a Ph.D. in science education and conducts physics education research on gender issues in physics. I was impressed with her passion for this issue when I heard her speak at an AAPT session several years ago, and I think you will agree that the insights she shares here can help all of us to ensure equity for all students we teach.

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National Academy of Sciences, Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future (National Academies Press, 2006). Available at http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11463.html.
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“Women in Physics” (AIP, 2005). Available at http://aip.org/statistics/trends/gendertrends.html.
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