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Data on high school and women

Data on high school and women

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Male and Female High School Physics Teachers’ Self-Assessed Levels of Preparation US High Schools, 2012–13 School Year

September 2015
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Number of Male and Female Physics Students

July 2011
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Proportion of Females among US High School Students

July 2011
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Representation of Female Students among Physics Students by Type of Course

July 2011
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Female Representation in AP Exams, 2009

July 2011
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Proportion of Students Who Elected to Sit for AP Physics Exams, 2009

July 2011
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Proportion of Students Who Passed AP Exams, 2009

July 2011
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Women among High School Physics Teachers

November 2010

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