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AKC: Arbeitskreis Chancengleichheit

AKC 1: AKC

AKC 1.2: Invited Talk

Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 11:45–12:30, NatFak Geo-Bib

Visibility, invisibility and hypervisibility of women in quantum technologies — Martina Erlemann and •Andrea Bossmann — Fachbereich Physik, Freie Universit\"{a}t Berlin, Deutschland

Quantum technologies are widely recognized as key technologies of the future. With their broad range of applications, they have the potential to address major societal challenges and contribute to the sustainable, future-oriented development of society. However, equal participation of highly qualified women in quantum technologies has not yet been achieved. Women remain significantly underrepresented in STEM fields that lead to careers in research and development within quantum technologies, such as physics, computer science, and certain branches of engineering. Additionally, high-achieving women in quantum technologies often receive less visibility than their male counterparts. This lack of visibility is evident both within the scientific community, in the form of fewer awards, recognitions, or leadership appointments, and externally, in public discourse, industry, politics, and the media. At the same time, women in these fields are hypervisible because of being part of a minority, which however doesn't lead to recognition, but rather to a higher level of being exposed and scrutinized. Here we will discuss the effects of these competing types of visibility and preliminary findings of our BMBF-funded research project WomenInQuantumTech: In/visibility of Women in Quantum Technologies - Development of effective strategies for better participation.