Conference Resolution Resolution for the IUPAP 28th General Assembly Submitted by the 5th IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics Waterloo, Canada, August 5-8, 2014

摘要

Physics is a key discipline for understanding our universe, improving the global standard of living, and solving problems confronting society. Yet, globally, the involvement of women and girls in physics is very different across countries and is still limited in most of them. Learning from regional differences is thus relevant to efforts to continue improving the situation of women in physics worldwide. The 5th IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics, held in August 2014 in Waterloo, Canada, brought together 215 women and men from 49 countries. It was the first such gathering in North America. Thus, the conference has traveled around the globe since its inception. The positive impact that the previous conference, held in South Africa, had on the physics community of the continent was reflected in the attendance at the Canadian meeting of representatives from 16 African countries (and more would have attended it if it had not been for visa issues). At the final conference assembly, participants unanimously endorsed the following resolutions for approval by the 28th IUPAP General Assembly in Singapore.