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A weekly data drop by atom*innen that asks questions about the visibility of women in physics — and answers them with numbers. Each week, we take a close look at one physics award: How many people have been honoured, and how many of them were women? The findings are turned into short, easy-to-share graphics to make patterns in recognition and visibility easier to see — and to start conversations.

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Edition 01

Max Planck Medal

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Edition 02

Stern Gerlach Medal

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Edition 03

Otto Hahn Prize

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Edition 04

Walter Schottky Prize

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Edition 05

Robert Wichard Pohl Prize

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About the data
Data published with permission of the Working Group on Equal Opportunities of the German Physical Society (DPG) .

German Physical Society

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

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Female laureates

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Share of women

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Men Women

Source: DPG Working Group for Equal Opportunities (Arbeitskreis Chancengleichheit), Statistiken zur Situation von Physikerinnen in Deutschland · elaborated by atom*innen, last update: 07.07.2026

Austrian Physical Society

Awards of the Austrian Physical Society (ÖPG)

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Share of women Alphabetical Show percentages

Men Women n = gender-identified laureates

Award laureates at a glance

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Share of women

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Source: Österreichische Physikalische Gesellschaft (ÖPG), Preise der ÖPG · elaborated by atom*innen, last update: 18.09.2026
We were unfortunately not able to identify the gender of every laureate: the ÖPG only publishes laureates' first names in abbreviated form. Where this was the case, the number of laureates with undetermined gender is noted for that award above.

Nobel Prize in Physics

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Share of prizes

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231 Nobel Prizes in Physics have been awarded between 1901 and 2026.

Each figure is one Nobel Prize in Physics

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Men (226) Women (5)

Interesting to read

These articles take a closer look at the gender imbalance in the Nobel Prizes:

Source: Nobel Prize in Physics (1901–2026) · Chart: atom*innen
Prizes are counted per award: John Bardeen received the prize twice (1956 and 1972) and is counted twice.