Statistics about WOMEN IN PHYSICS in Argentina

We are trying to put together information on the situation of women in Physics in Argentina, including both undergraduate and graduate studies and the subsequent occupations of female physicists. The information is far from being complete. For this reason we request that anybody who can add extra information to please provide it to us. You can send it by e-mail to Silvina Ponce Dawson at silvina@df.uba.ar
or to Karen Hallberg at karen@cab.cnea.gov.ar People that have collaborated to gather this information are: Mirta Gil, Maria Cristina Caracoche, Inés Casper, Karen Hallberg, Patricia Levstein, Hilda Lanza, Liliana Rojana, Luciana Bruno, Ana Maria Quintanilla, Silvina Ponce Dawson, Guillermo Dussel, Raúl Bolmaro and Francisco Tamarit. Part of this information has been retrieved from the web pages of the corresponding institutions.

Based on the information we have collected so far and on our personal experience, Karen and I (Silvina) have written two pages on the situation of female physicists in Argentina, which you can download as a postscript file.

Statistics about female scientists in general has been collected by the national Secretariat for Technology, Science and Productive Innovation (SETCIP) and can be found at http://www.setcip.gov.ar/indicadores99/cap5_99.htm

Asociación Física Argentina.

The Asociación Física Argentina is the Argentine equivalent of the American Physical Society. There is a total of 880 members, among them, 259 women (29%). These numbers include both active and student members. AFA authorities are renewed periodically and all active members vote for lists of candidates. The Association has a three-member executive committee. Right now, all of them are men, as it has been the case for the last 20 years. Besides the executive committee, there are representatives of different geographical regions (there is a total of 8 regions with 2 representatives each). There are 5 women among these 16 regional representatives, all of them occupying substitute positions (vocales suplentes).

Undergraduate studies in Physics

Undergraduate studies in Physics (Licenciatura en Física) can be pursued at the Universities listed below. All of these Universities offer the degree of "Licenciado en Física" (something that is in between a bachelor and a MSc of an American University). In principle, students should obtain this degree after five years of studying. However, in many places, students take much longer (see e.g. the statistics about the University of Buenos Aires). Some of these Universities also offer shorter careers in Physics but it is not very common for students to follow them. On average, about 28% of the total number of people who got their Licenciatura degree in Physics at national universities of Argentina between 1990 and 1999 were women.

Here we provide the information we could collect from some of these places regarding undergraduate studies in Physics:

Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires.

    Entry year Total number of students who started their studies that year. Number of women Percentage of women over total

     1990                       163                   47 29%

     1991                       127                   32 25%

     1992                       128                   40 31%

     1993                       127                   46 36%

     1994                         83                   29 35%

     1995                         87                   23 26%

     1996                       120                   42 35%

     1997                       103                   39 38%

     1998                         77                   15 19%

     1999                         99                   26 26%

     2000                         91                   30 33%

Year of graduation Total number of students who graduated that year Number of women Percentage of women over total

     1990                      34                      8 24%

     1991                      54                     18 33%

     1992                      45                     18 40%

     1993                      44                     17 39%

     1994                      36                     13 36%

     1995                      46                     17 37%

     1996                      63                     18 29%

     1997                      62                     25 40%

     1998                      34                     12 35%

     1999                      27                      7 26%

     2000                      43                     16 37%

Entry year	Total number of students who started their studies that year.	Number of women	Percentage of women over total
1990	163	47	29%
1991	127	32	25%
1992	128	40	31%
1993	127	46	36%
1994	83	29	35%
1995	87	23	26%
1996	120	42	35%
1997	103	39	38%
1998	77	15	19%
1999	99	26	26%
2000	91	30	33%

Year of graduation	Total number of students who graduated that year	Number of women	Percentage of women over total
1990	34	8	24%
1991	54	18	33%
1992	45	18	40%
1993	44	17	39%
1994	36	13	36%
1995	46	17	37%
1996	63	18	29%
1997	62	25	40%
1998	34	12	35%
1999	27	7	26%
2000	43	16	37%

Instituto Balseiro.

This is a unique institution in the country. It is run jointly by the Universidad de Cuyo and Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Students can follow a career in Physics or in Nuclear Engineering, but it is required that they have already approved 2 years of some related undergraduate career at another institution. Students must take an exam to be accepted at the Institute. Once they are accepted, they live within the premises of the Institute in Bariloche (a very nice place by the Patagonian Andes and a beautiful lake) and receive a scholarship to support their expenses. Students from all over the country apply to this institute.

    Entry year Total number of students who started their studies that year. Number of women Percentage of women over total

     1990                       15                   0 0%

     1991                       23                   3 13%

     1992                       23                   3 13%

     1993                       21                   3 14%

     1994                       19                   1 5%

     1995                       21                   1 5%

     1996                       15                   0 0%

     1997                       18                   1 6%

     1998                       21                   3 14%

     1999                       12                   0 0%

     2000                       18                   2 11%

Year of graduation Total number of students who graduated that year Number of women Percentage of women over total

     1990                      14                      0 0%

     1991                      16                      2 12.5%

     1992                      13                      1 12.5%

     1993                      17                      2 12%

     1994                      12                      0 0%

     1995                      17                      1 6%

     1996                      14                      0 0%

     1997                      10                      1 10%

     1998                      13                      2 15%

     1999                       8                      0 0%

     2000                      12                      2 17%

Entry year	Total number of students who started their studies that year.	Number of women	Percentage of women over total
1990	15	0	0%
1991	23	3	13%
1992	23	3	13%
1993	21	3	14%
1994	19	1	5%
1995	21	1	5%
1996	15	0	0%
1997	18	1	6%
1998	21	3	14%
1999	12	0	0%
2000	18	2	11%

Year of graduation	Total number of students who graduated that year	Number of women	Percentage of women over total
1990	14	0	0%
1991	16	2	12.5%
1992	13	1	12.5%
1993	17	2	12%
1994	12	0	0%
1995	17	1	6%
1996	14	0	0%
1997	10	1	10%
1998	13	2	15%
1999	8	0	0%
2000	12	2	17%

Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.

Entry year Total number of students who started their studies that year Number of women Percentage of women over total

     1990                      67                      16 24%

     1991                      63                      21 33%

     1992                      34                      8 24%

     1993                       42                      12 29%

     1994                       32                      8 25%

     1995                       34                      9 26%

     1996                       36                      7 19%

     1997                       42                      7 17%

     1998                       25                      3 12%

     1999 44 11 25%

     2000 37 10 27%

Year of graduation Total number of students who graduated that year Number of women Percentage of women over total

     1990                      11                      3 27%

     1991                      18                      4 22%

     1992                      12                      6 50%

     1993                      16                      2 12.5%

     1994                      6                      1 17%

     1995                      9                      2 22%

     1996                      5                      1 20%

     1997                      9                      3 33%

     1998                      5                      0 0%

     1999                       5                      2 40%

     2000                      12                      3 25%

Entry year	Total number of students who started their studies that year	Number of women	Percentage of women over total
1990	67	16	24%
1991	63	21	33%
1992	34	8	24%
1993	42	12	29%
1994	32	8	25%
1995	34	9	26%
1996	36	7	19%
1997	42	7	17%
1998	25	3	12%
1999	44	11	25%
2000	37	10	27%

Year of graduation	Total number of students who graduated that year	Number of women	Percentage of women over total
1990	11	3	27%
1991	18	4	22%
1992	12	6	50%
1993	16	2	12.5%
1994	6	1	17%
1995	9	2	22%
1996	5	1	20%
1997	9	3	33%
1998	5	0	0%
1999	5	2	40%
2000	12	3	25%

Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Ingeniería y Agrimensura, Universidad Nacional de Rosario.

Year of graduation Total number of students who graduated that year Number of women Percentage of women over total

     1988                       5                      2 40%

     1989                      11                      5 45%

     1990                      11                      5 45%

     1991                      11                      5 45%

     1992                       5                      0 0%

     1993                       5                      1 20%

     1994                       6                      1 17%

     1995                       8                      1 12.5%

     1996                       8                      2 25%

     1997                       9                      6 67%

     1998                       5                      3 60%

Year of graduation	Total number of students who graduated that year	Number of women	Percentage of women over total
1988	5	2	40%
1989	11	5	45%
1990	11	5	45%
1991	11	5	45%
1992	5	0	0%
1993	5	1	20%
1994	6	1	17%
1995	8	1	12.5%
1996	8	2	25%
1997	9	6	67%
1998	5	3	60%

Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía y Física, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

    Entry year Total number of students who started their studies that year. Number of women Percentage of women over total

     1990                       58 20 34%

     1991                       66 16 24%

     1992                       69 16 23%

     1993                       53 11 21%

     1994                       54 11 20%

     1995                       40 15 37.5%

     1996                       36 7 19%

     1997                       46 16 35%

     1998                       40 10 25%

     1999                       36 10 28%

     2000                       43 13 30%

     2001 62 15 24%

Year of graduation Total number of students who graduated that year Total number of students who graduated that year Percentage of women over total

1993 14 1 7%

1994 10 4 40%

1995 14 0 0%

1996 13 1 8%

1997 5 1 20%

1998 5 4 80%

1999 9 1 11%

2000 7 2 29%

Entry year	Total number of students who started their studies that year.	Number of women	Percentage of women over total
1990	58	20	34%
1991	66	16	24%
1992	69	16	23%
1993	53	11	21%
1994	54	11	20%
1995	40	15	37.5%
1996	36	7	19%
1997	46	16	35%
1998	40	10	25%
1999	36	10	28%
2000	43	13	30%
2001	62	15	24%

Year of graduation	Total number of students who graduated that year	Total number of students who graduated that year	Percentage of women over total
1993	14	1	7%
1994	10	4	40%
1995	14	0	0%
1996	13	1	8%
1997	5	1	20%
1998	5	4	80%
1999	9	1	11%
2000	7	2	29%

Graduate studies in Physics.

Graduate studies in physics can be pursued at the above mentioned institutions. On average, about 27% of the students that obtained their PhD's at National Universities between 1990 and 1999 were female.

Here we provide the information we could collect from some of these places regarding graduate studies in physics:

Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires.

    Year of graduation Total number of students who finished their PhD that year. Number of women Percentage of women over total

     1990                       23                   13 57%

     1991                       13                    4 31%

     1992                       15                    8 53%

     1993                       10                    2 20%

     1994                       17                    8 47%

     1995                       11                    3 27%

     1996                       13                    5 38%

     1997                       18                   10 56%

     1998                       17                    5 29%

     1999                       21                    9 43%

     2000                       13                    2 15%

Year of graduation	Total number of students who finished their PhD that year.	Number of women	Percentage of women over total
1990	23	13	57%
1991	13	4	31%
1992	15	8	53%
1993	10	2	20%
1994	17	8	47%
1995	11	3	27%
1996	13	5	38%
1997	18	10	56%
1998	17	5	29%
1999	21	9	43%
2000	13	2	15%

Instituto Balseiro.

    Entry year Total number of graduate students who started their PhD studies that year. Number of women Percentage of women over total

     1990                        7                   1 14%

     1991                        9                   0 0%

     1992                        7                   1 14%

     1993                        8                   1 12.5%

     1994                       21                   3 14%

     1995                        5                   0 0%

     1996                       10                   1 10%

     1997                       16                   3 19%

     1998                       13                   4 31%

     1999                       16                   5 31%

     2000                        7                   0 0%

    Year of graduation Total number of students who finished their PhD that year. Number of women Percentage of women over total

     1990                        6                   0 0%

     1991                        6                   0 0%

     1992                       19                   3 16%

     1993                        8                   3 37.5%

     1994                        9                   2 22%

     1995                       14                   0 0%

     1996                       11                   1 9%

     1997                        9                   1 11%

     1998                        8                   1 12.5%

     1999                       12                   2 17%

     2000                       16                   3 19%

Entry year	Total number of graduate students who started their PhD studies that year.	Number of women	Percentage of women over total
1990	7	1	14%
1991	9	0	0%
1992	7	1	14%
1993	8	1	12.5%
1994	21	3	14%
1995	5	0	0%
1996	10	1	10%
1997	16	3	19%
1998	13	4	31%
1999	16	5	31%
2000	7	0	0%

Year of graduation	Total number of students who finished their PhD that year.	Number of women	Percentage of women over total
1990	6	0	0%
1991	6	0	0%
1992	19	3	16%
1993	8	3	37.5%
1994	9	2	22%
1995	14	0	0%
1996	11	1	9%
1997	9	1	11%
1998	8	1	12.5%
1999	12	2	17%
2000	16	3	19%

Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.

Entry year Total number of graduate students who started their PhD studies that year. Number of women Percentage of women over total

     1990                      12                      4 33%

     1991                      5                      2 40%

     1992                      11                      4 36%

     1993                      6                      2 33%

     1994                      3                      1 33%

     1995                      15                      4 27%

     1996                      8                      2 25%

     1997                      10                      4 40%

     1998                      13                      5 38%

     1999                       7                      1 14%

     2000                      11                      3 27%

Entry year	Total number of graduate students who started their PhD studies that year.	Number of women	Percentage of women over total
1990	12	4	33%
1991	5	2	40%
1992	11	4	36%
1993	6	2	33%
1994	3	1	33%
1995	15	4	27%
1996	8	2	25%
1997	10	4	40%
1998	13	5	38%
1999	7	1	14%
2000	11	3	27%

Funding Agencies.

National Funding Agencies:

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (National Research Council, CONICET).

CONICET has a similar structure to that of the French CNRS. It is not just a funding agency, but there are researchers that are employed by CONICET to do their research. Over here we only quote the information regarding research projects that are funded by CONICET, the structure of the various committees that are in charge of deciding both which projects are to be funded, the award of scholarships, the hiring of new researchers (ingreso a Carrera del Investigador) and the evaluation and promotions within "Carrera del Investigador". Members of Carrera del Investigador have to turn in a report on their activities periodically. When doing this, they can also apply for a "promotion" (a change to higher category of Carrera del Investigador). Both for the evaluation of reports and all sorts of applications (scholarships, entrance into the Carrera del Investigador, etc) are first evaluated by a "Comision ad hoc", whose composition is changed periodically. Members of this committee send the applications to external reviewers and then elaborate a ranking among applicants, or decide on the qualification of the report or the promotion. These committees turn in their results to a more permanent advisory committee that involves all exact and natural sciences, which, in turn, elevates their results to the "Junta de Calificacion y Promocion", which
involves all the areas that are covered by the activities of CONICET (both "hard" and "soft" sciences). These higher instances of the review process involve people from various disciplines. In such a case, we have restricted the counting to those that are physicists or astronomers. All decisions are finally approved by a Directorate in conjunction with the president of CONICET. All the information provided in these tables has been obtained at the web page of CONICET .

Year Total number of approved projects in Physics Number of approved projects in Physics with a female director

1996 (includes Astronomy) 93 10

1998 25 1

2000 61 8

Funding is still pending for those that correspond to the year 2000.

Total number Number of women

Physicists on "Junta de Calificación y Promoción" 1 0

Physicists on the Advisory Committees for Exact and Natural Sciences 2 0

Members on "Comisión ad hoc" for the hiring of new researchers (Ingreso a Carrera del Investigador)
Discipline: Physics 13 0

Members on "Comisión ad hoc" for report evaluation and promotions within Carrera del Investigador.
Discipline: Physics 12 2

Members on "Comisión ad hoc" for the evaluation of reports and promotions (Informes y Promociones)
Discipline: Physics 13 3

External reviewers in Physics 219 26

Year	Total number of approved projects in Physics	Number of approved projects in Physics with a female director
1996 (includes Astronomy)	93	10
1998	25	1
2000	61	8

	Total number	Number of women
Physicists on "Junta de Calificación y Promoción"	1	0
Physicists on the Advisory Committees for Exact and Natural Sciences	2	0
Members on "Comisión ad hoc" for the hiring of new researchers (Ingreso a Carrera del Investigador) Discipline: Physics	13	0
Members on "Comisión ad hoc" for report evaluation and promotions within Carrera del Investigador. Discipline: Physics	12	2
Members on "Comisión ad hoc" for the evaluation of reports and promotions (Informes y Promociones) Discipline: Physics	13	3
External reviewers in Physics	219	26

Agencia Nacional para la Promoción de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (ANPCyT).

This is a purely funding agency. Projects are evaluated by external reviewers. Afterwards, there is an evaluation committee, whose compositon changes every year , which decides the final ranking among projects presented within a certain area. Projects in basic Physics are evaluated with projects in Mathematics and Astronomy. Applied areas such as technology or environment are evaluated by other committees. Information about these applied areas is not included in the tables provided below because, given that they are highly interdisciplinary, it is hard to distinguish what the degree of the people involved is. All the information provided in these tables has been obtained from the web page of ANPCyT .

Year Total number of funded projects in Physics and Astronomy Total number of funded projects in Physics and Astronomy with a female director

1997 (PICT97) 53 8

1998 (PICT98) 25 3

1999 (PICT99) 15 1

Year Total number of evaluation committee members ("Comision Ad Hoc") (Math, Physics and Astronomy) Number of women on the committee

1997 (PICT97) 5 0

1998 (PICT98) 4 0

1999 (PICT99) 4 0

Total number of external reviewers Female external reviewers

437 48

This includes both national and foreign researchers that work either in Argentina or abroad.

Year	Total number of funded projects in Physics and Astronomy	Total number of funded projects in Physics and Astronomy with a female director
1997 (PICT97)	53	8
1998 (PICT98)	25	3
1999 (PICT99)	15	1

Year	Total number of evaluation committee members ("Comision Ad Hoc") (Math, Physics and Astronomy)	Number of women on the committee
1997 (PICT97)	5	0
1998 (PICT98)	4	0
1999 (PICT99)	4	0

Total number of external reviewers	Female external reviewers
437	48

Others:

There are other public funding agencies, some of which are supported by provincial states (such as CIC that belongs to the province of Buenos Aires or Agencia Córdoba, that belongs to the province of Córdoba). Also, national universities have special lines of funding, which are restricted to members of that particular university. Finally, there are some private agencies that fund research projects in physics, such as Fundación Antorchas or Fundación Estenssoro. We will put the information on some of these other agencies soon.

Job options for physicists in Argentina.

In this section we are including information both on permanent jobs and scholarships for graduate students.

National Universities

Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (FCEN), Universidad de Buenos Aires.
The people occupying these positions both teach and do research.

Position Total number Women Percentage of women over total

Emeritus Professor           1          0      0%

Profesor Consulto            1          0      0%

Full Professor           14          1      7%

Associate Professor           17          3    18%

Assistant Professor            29         10     34%

Position	Total number	Women	Percentage of women over total
Emeritus Professor	1	0	0%
Profesor Consulto	1	0	0%
Full Professor	14	1	7%
Associate Professor	17	3	18%
Assistant Professor	29	10	34%

Appointments for teaching assistants are renewed periodically so it is difficult to give hard numbers. However, within teaching assistants, women usually comprise 35% of the total number.

Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ingenieria, Universidad de Buenos Aires.

Total number of physicists with teaching positions Number of female physicists with teaching positions Percentage of women over total

58 25 43

Total number of physicists with teaching positions	Number of female physicists with teaching positions	Percentage of women over total
58	25	43

Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía y Física (FAMAF), Universidad de Córdoba.
The people occupying these positions both teach and do research.

Position Total number Women Percentage of women over total

Full Professor                 16         1 6%

Associate Professor                 14          1 7%

Assistant Professor                  26          6 23%

Highest level of teaching assistants (JTP)                  26          7 27%

Other teaching assistants                  20           2 10%

Position	Total number	Women	Percentage of women over total
Full Professor	16	1	6%
Associate Professor	14	1	7%
Assistant Professor	26	6	23%
Highest level of teaching assistants (JTP)	26	7	27%
Other teaching assistants	20	2	10%

Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Ingeniería y Agrimensura, Universidad Nacional de Rosario.
The people occupying these positions both teach and do research.

Position Total number (year 1990) Women
(year 1990) Total number (year 1993) Women
(year 1993) Total number (year 1996) Women
(year 1996) Total number (year 1999) Women
(year 1999)

Full Professor 6 0 6 0 6 0 5 0

Associate Professor 1 0 6 1 5 1 5 1

Assistant Professor 6 1 13 0 15 3 13 0

Position	Total number (year 1990)	Women (year 1990)	Total number (year 1993)	Women (year 1993)	Total number (year 1996)	Women (year 1996)	Total number (year 1999)	Women (year 1999)
Full Professor	6	0	6	0	6	0	5	0
Associate Professor	1	0	6	1	5	1	5	1
Assistant Professor	6	1	13	0	15	3	13	0

Instituto Balseiro
The people occupying these positions both teach and do research.

Position Total number Women

Full Professor                 17          1

Associate Professor                 14          1

Assistant Professor                  14          2

Highest level of teaching assistants (JTP)                  27          7

Other teaching assistants                  19           3

Position	Total number	Women
Full Professor	17	1
Associate Professor	14	1
Assistant Professor	14	2
Highest level of teaching assistants (JTP)	27	7
Other teaching assistants	19	3

Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
The people occupying these positions both teach and do research.

Position Total number Women

Full Professor                 14            0

Associate Professor                   3            2

Assistant Professor                  16            3

Highest level of teaching assistants (JTP)                  32           10

Other teaching assistants                  35           12

Position	Total number	Women
Full Professor	14	0
Associate Professor	3	2
Assistant Professor	16	3
Highest level of teaching assistants (JTP)	32	10
Other teaching assistants	35	12

Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matematicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de San Luis.

Position Total number Women

Full Professor 10    0

Associate Professor                          3                          0

Assistant Professor                        12                          1

Highest level of teaching assistants (JTP)                       15                          2

Other teaching assistants                         7                          2

Position	Total number	Women
Full Professor	10	0
Associate Professor	3	0
Assistant Professor	12	1
Highest level of teaching assistants (JTP)	15	2
Other teaching assistants	7	2

Departamento de Física, Universidad Nacional del Sur

Position Total number Women

Professors (all levels) 21 6

Highest level of teaching assistants (JTP) 10 4

Other teaching assistants 21 6

Position	Total number	Women
Professors (all levels)	21	6
Highest level of teaching assistants (JTP)	10	4
Other teaching assistants	21	6

To evaluate the changes in these numbers along the years, we have collected the following information which includes data from
Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Instituto Balseiro, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires and Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata.

Year Full Professor
Total (men/women) Associate Professor
Total (men/women) Assistant Professor
Total (men/women) Percentage of women over total number of professors

1990 34 (33/1) 13 (11/2) 42 (36/6) 10%

1992 35 (34/1) 32 (26/6) 48 (43/5) 10%

1996 42 (40/2) 27 (21/6) 58 (46/12) 16%

1999 49 (46/3) 32 (24/8) 64 (54/10) 15%

Year	Full Professor Total (men/women)	Associate Professor Total (men/women)	Assistant Professor Total (men/women)	Percentage of women over total number of professors
1990	34 (33/1)	13 (11/2)	42 (36/6)	10%
1992	35 (34/1)	32 (26/6)	48 (43/5)	10%
1996	42 (40/2)	27 (21/6)	58 (46/12)	16%
1999	49 (46/3)	32 (24/8)	64 (54/10)	15%

Comisión Nacional de Energíca Atómica (National Atomic Energy Commission)

The Atomic Energy Commission ( Comisión Nacional de Energíca Atómica, CNEA) was created in 1950. Its principal aim is the development of pacific applications of nuclear energy. It has several sites spread all over the country. Some of these sites have physics departments where basic research is performed. Other sites are related to the medicinal application of nuclear energy.

Professionals who work at eople who work at Comisión Nacional de Energíca Atómica

Profession Total number Total number of women

Physicists 209 50

Others 593 165

This information only includes CNEA employees. It does not include CONICET researchers that work at CNEA.

Profession	Total number	Total number of women
Physicists	209	50
Others	593	165

People who work at the Physics Department of Centro Atómico Constituyentes

Degree/ employer Total number Total number of women

Licenciados en Física/ CNEA 4 3

PhD in Physics/ CNEA 35 6

Consultos 5 2

PhD in Physics/ CONICET researchers 4 2

Graduate students 21 10

This information does not include people in charge of administrative activities

Degree/ employer	Total number	Total number of women
Licenciados en Física/ CNEA	4	3
PhD in Physics/ CNEA	35	6
Consultos	5	2
PhD in Physics/ CONICET researchers	4	2
Graduate students	21	10

People who work at the Department of Material Science of Centro Atómico Constituyentes

Degree/ employer Total number Total number of women

Licenciados en Física/ CNEA 6 2

PhD in Physics/ CNEA 30 14

Consultos 1 1

PhD in Physics/ CONICET researchers 1 1

This information does not include people in charge of administrative activities

Degree/ employer	Total number	Total number of women
Licenciados en Física/ CNEA	6	2
PhD in Physics/ CNEA	30	14
Consultos	1	1
PhD in Physics/ CONICET researchers	1	1

Employees of Comisión de Energia Atómica at Centro Atómico Bariloche:

Profession Total number Total number of women

Physicists 77 7

Engineers 33 5

Others 34 6

This information does not include people in charge of administrative activities

Profession	Total number	Total number of women
Physicists	77	7
Engineers	33	5
Others	34	6

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (National Research Council).

Scholarships granted by CONICET, discipline: Physics.

Year Number of applications Number of scholarships granted

Total number Women Total number Women

1997* 76 24 - -

1998* 97 26 - -

1999 103 21 31 5

2000 93 32 32 8

2001 64 17 Currently under evaluation

*For these years we could not find the information regarding the total number of scholarships that had finally been awarded.

Category Total number of people with CONICET scholarships (as of March, 2001) Total number of women with CONICET scholarships (as of March, 2001)

Doctoral (internal) 86 19

Doctoral (mixed or external) 5 3

Post-doctoral (internal) 13 3

Post-doctoral (external) 32 8

Post-doctoral (internal, special) 11 3

Other post-doctoral fellowships 4 3

Year	Number of applications	Number of scholarships granted
	Total number	Women	Total number	Women
1997*	76	24	-	-
1998*	97	26	-	-
1999	103	21	31	5
2000	93	32	32	8
2001	64	17	Currently under evaluation

Category	Total number of people with CONICET scholarships (as of March, 2001)	Total number of women with CONICET scholarships (as of March, 2001)
Doctoral (internal)	86	19
Doctoral (mixed or external)	5	3
Post-doctoral (internal)	13	3
Post-doctoral (external)	32	8
Post-doctoral (internal, special)	11	3
Other post-doctoral fellowships	4	3

Researchers of CONICET (Members of Carrera del Investigador Científico)

Category 1996
Total (men/women) 1999
Total (men/women) 2001
Total (men/women)

Superior 6 (6/0) 11 (10/1) 14 (13/1)

Principal 44 (40/4) 51 (48/3) 50 (48/2)

Independendiente 99 (86/13) 92 (80/12) 98 (87/11)

Adjunto 107 (76/31) 128 (91/37) 127 (88/39)

Asistente 84 (51/33) 76 (53/23) 64 (45/19)

All categories 322 (241/81) 367 (291/76) 353 (281/72)

Category	1996 Total (men/women)	1999 Total (men/women)	2001 Total (men/women)
Superior	6 (6/0)	11 (10/1)	14 (13/1)
Principal	44 (40/4)	51 (48/3)	50 (48/2)
Independendiente	99 (86/13)	92 (80/12)	98 (87/11)
Adjunto	107 (76/31)	128 (91/37)	127 (88/39)
Asistente	84 (51/33)	76 (53/23)	64 (45/19)
All categories	322 (241/81)	367 (291/76)	353 (281/72)

Other public institutions

There are other national institutions where there is a relatively large number of physicists employed, such as INTI ( Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial) and CITEFA ( Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de las Fuerzas Armadas). However, it is hard to find the information discriminated by career. For this reason, so far we do not have any information regarding the situation of female physicists in these institutions. There are also provincial agencies, with a structure similar to that of CONICET but at the provincial (state) level., among them CIC (Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Prov. of Buenos Aires). We haven't collected any information on these agencies yet.

Private sector

We do not have any statistics on how many people work at the private sector and which portion of these people corresponds to women physicists. In any case, it is not very common for physicists to work as physicists in the private sector.

Decision making positions in science.
Over here we are mainly interested on the proportion of female physicists as compared to male physicists in positions related to the management of institutions that are devoted to research and development. We have not collected much information about this yet.

Directors of CONICET institutes in Physics and Astronomy: total: 7, women: 1
Number of physicists on the Directorate of CONICET: total: 0