Women in physics: Why and why not?

With regard to the equal treatment of male and female physicists, I think the playing field has been level for a while. Female physicists have the same level of recognition and approval as males, at least at the University of Toronto.

We can continue to have a level playing field for men and women in physics. Instead of trying to change women’s preference for future careers, we should change ourselves. We should think of new ways to make physics more appealing to female students. This has been the key to the success of other professions such as law and medicine in attracting larger numbers of women.