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Nobel Prize in Physics:
Only 5 of 229 laureates are women.

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Men (224) Women (5)
Women
5 laureates2.2%
Men
224 laureates97.8%
Men (224) Women (5)
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Source: Nobel Prize Committee · elaborated by atom*innen, last update: 27.03.2026

Awards of the German Physical Society (DPG)

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Men Women n = total number of awards

* Hertha-Sponer-Preis is explicitly open to women only.
† Otto-Hahn-Preis: Shown here is the current prize (11 awards, 0 female laureates, 0.0%). Predecessor prizes: Otto-Hahn-Preis für Chemie und Physik (13 awards, 1 female laureate, 7.7%) · Otto-Hahn-Preis der Stadt Frankfurt am Main (20 awards, 1 female laureate, 5.0%).


Award laureates at a glance

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Total awards
Female laureates
Share of women
Men Women

Source: DPG Working Group for Equal Opportunities (Arbeitskreis Chancengleichheit), Statistiken zur Situation von Physikerinnen in Deutschland · elaborated by atom*innen, last update: 27.03.2026

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Source: Eurostat (link to dataset)

 

 

 

 

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