Abstract
Reducing the number of junior high school girls who dislike physics may require the use of new instructional methods.
Highlights
IntroductionA. Japanese women in physics In Japan, women are underrepresented in physics departments
This finding suggests that females who graduated with science degrees less often chose physics than males who graduated with science degrees
RQ1: We found that the preference for physics at junior high school and the first year of high school were positively related to the choice of physics for university entrance exams in both female and male university science graduates (Tables IV and V)
Summary
A. Japanese women in physics In Japan, women are underrepresented in physics departments. The percentage of female students in physics at universities was 15.4% for undergraduates in 2018 [1]. Some initiatives to encourage junior high and high school girls to choose science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects have been. The Gender Equality Bureau Cabinet Office, an organization in the government of Japan has conducted an initiative called the Riko-challenge The Riko-challenge introduces universities and companies that are active in STEM and provide information on STEM for girls in junior high and high schools. There are still few girls studying physics at university. The factors discouraging girls from studying physics are still the subjects of study in Japan
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