Diversity to go@TUD: Visibility, invisibility and hypervisibility of women in quantum technologies

Quantum technologies are considered key technologies of the future, yet women remain significantly underrepresented in the related STEM fields and leadership positions. At the same time, they often receive less scientific and public recognition than their male counterparts. Paradoxically, as a minority they are also “hypervisible”. more exposed and scrutinized. This contribution discusses these conflicting forms of visibility and presents initial findings from the BMFTR-funded project WomenInQuantumTech, which aims to improve women’s participation in quantum technologies.

The WIQT (WomenInQuantumTech) project is led by Prof. Martina Erleman, research associate Andrea Bossman, and Tamar Grosz, and student researchers Carl-Levi Rueters and Malin Gehring.  More information: https://www.womeninquantumtech.de/index.html

January 2025, Tamar Grosz has been a research associate in the Erlemann Research Group/Science Studies, working on the BMBF-funded project WomenInQuantumTech. Alongside her academic work, Tamar is a multidisciplinary artist, a Berlin-based dancer, choreographer, and improvisation teacher.