Report

 

 

In 2003, Lithuanian women physicists continued to accomplish the ideas outlined in the Resolution of the International Conference “Women in Physics” held in Paris.

 

1.      Dr., associate professor Dalia Satkovskiene has made a report “Gender equality in science: women physicists in modern democratic society” at the 35th Lithuanian National Conference on Physics. The contribution was accepted with benevolent and made a stir.

2.      The web sites http://www.itpa.lt/~akupl/women.htm (English version) and http://www.itpa.lt/~akupl/moterys.htm (Lithuanian version) were constantly complimented with new information.

3.      The information about grant opportunities, initiatives of women groups of IUPAP, European Physical Society and Lithuanian Physical Society was continually sent to Lithuanian women physicists.

4.      Dr Dalia Satkovskiene (Vilnius university) has received a travel grant of 500 USD for the participation at the International conference in Berlin (Germany) under the pilot program of IUPAP to fund the attendance of women from developing and Eastern Europe countries at the International and Regional conferences.

5.      Associate professor D.Satkovskiene and Prof. Z.R.Rudzikas have participated at the conversation about the problems of women scientists held by Lithuanain National radio and sent it by radio on 08.06.2003.

 

Dr. Alicija Kupliauskiene,

Leader of the Lithuanian women physicists

 

December 29, 2003