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This paper presents a review of some improvements in the status of women in physics in Canada in the past three years as a result of joint efforts by government, academics, industry participants, the Canadian Association of Physicists, granting agencies, and representatives of outreach and science promotion programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While the overall climate for women physicists both in academia and industry has improved significantly over the past decade in Canada, it will be some time before women are well represented. Numbers of women in physics at all academic levels have increased, but are less than ideal at the full professor level. Organizations such as the Canadian Association of University Teachers and local initiatives are striving to minimize the socio-economic and professional gaps between women and men. The Canadian Association of Physicists, through its Committee to Encourage Women in Physics, and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council are supportive and serve as catalysts, bringing together men and women to discuss and address issues concerning women in physics across Canada. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]