There are reasons girls don’t study physics – and they don’t include not liking maths
Research finds that girls often do not feel “clever enough” to decide to study physics. Image: Unsplash/Sumeet B
Olivia Keenan
SEPnet Director of Outreach and Public Engagement, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London
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