STEP UP: Engaging young women in physics

Efforts to increase the representation of women in physics need to include a focus on high school students and thus need to engage high school physics teachers. High school is often the first and last time that a student takes a physics class. Fortunately, nearly half of high school physics students are young women. STEP UP is a national community with the goal of inspiring young women to pursue physics in college. We have created two lessons for high school teachers to implement: Women in Physics and Careers in Physics. In this talk, I will give an overview of the project and present results on the interventions’ effectiveness along with information on how to get involved. Learn more about STEP UP and join the movement at http://www.STEPUPphysics.org