Survey on women in physics

Lithuania

IUPAP Working Group on the Status of Women in Physics

(Short form for all IUPAP countries)

Physics Bachelor's (first-level) degrees in your country:

What is the total number of institutions that award first-level

degrees in physics? 5

For how many of those institutions were you able to obtain data? 5

For those institutions for which you were able to obtain data, how many

first-level degrees per year were awarded in physics to men? to women?

83 to men and 50 to women (avarage numbers of the last 5 years)

Physics Ph.D. (highest-level) degrees in your country:

What is the total number of institutions that award highest-level

degrees in physics? 9

For how many of those institutions were you able to obtain data? 9

For those institutions for which you were able to obtain data,

how many Ph.D.

degrees per year were awarded in physics to men? to women?

12 to men and 2 to women (avarage numbers of the last 5 years)

Positions of influence over physics in your country:

What are the names of the top research institutes and funding agencies

with large physics components?

1. Vilnius University

2. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

3. Vilnius Pedagogical University

4. Kaunas University of Technology

5. Vytautas Magnus University

6. Siaulai University

7. State Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy

8. State Institute of Physics

9. State Institute of Semiconductor Physics

What is the ratio of women to men in the top two management levels of

each of these institutions?

The data are presented for the Physics faculties of the universities.

1. Vilnius University 0.03

2. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 0.00

3. Vilnius Pedagogical University 0.00

4. Kaunas University of Technology 0.00

5. Vytautas Magnus University 0.00

6. Siaulai University 0.10

7. State Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy 0.10

8. State Institute of Physics 0.05

9. State Institute of Semiconductor Physic 0.05

Sources of data:

What are the sources for the data you provided, for example, a government

agency (if so, please identify), personal correspondence with

physicists at other institutions, or some other source?

The sources of information are:

Personal correspondence

The book 'Collection of Lithuanian physicists and astronomers'

containing the information about all physicists and astronomers

awarded with highest degree starting from the XIX century.

Dr. Alicija Kupliauskiene

Team leader of the Lithuanian group

09 14 2001