European Women in Mathematics

European Women in Mathematics (EWM) is an international professional organization dedicated to supporting women's engagement in mathematics. Its goals include encouraging women to study mathematics and providing visibility to women mathematicians. It is the "first and best known" of several organizations devoted to women in mathematics in Europe.[1]

European Women in Mathematics
Formation1986
TypeProfessional organization
Membership
500
Convenor
Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb
Websiteeuropeanwomeninmaths.org

History

Although the group that became EWM began holding informal meetings as early as 1974,[2] EWM was founded as an organization in 1986 by Bodil Branner, Caroline Series, Gudrun Kalmbach, Marie-Françoise Roy, and Dona Strauss, inspired by the activities of the Association for Women in Mathematics in the USA.[3] It was established as an association under Finnish law in 1993 with its seat in Helsinki.[3][4] In fact, the basic structure defining the convenor, standing committee and coordinators were established between 1987 and 1991. An EWM email net was set up in 1994 followed by a web page in 1997.[5]

The organization has a Scientific Committee, jointly with the European Mathematical Society and its Committee on Women in Mathematics.

Regular activities

General Meetings

EWM hold a General Meeting every other year in the form of a week-long conference with a scientific program of mini-courses on mathematical topics, discussions on the situation of women in the field and a General Assembly.

General meetings have been held in Paris (1986), Copenhagen (1987), Warwick (1988), Lisbon (1990), Marseilles (1991), Warsaw (1993),[6] Madrid (1995),[6] Trieste ICTP (1997), Hannover (1999), Malta (2001), Luminy (2003), Volgograd (2005), Cambridge (2007),[7] Novi Sad (2009),[8][9] Barcelona (2011), Bonn (2013), Cortona (2015), and Graz (2018).[3]

Activities at international conferences

EWM holds satellite conferences to the European Congress in Mathematics and takes part in ICWM International Conference of Women in Mathematics, International Congress of Women Mathematicians and now World Meeting for Women Mathematicians.

Similar Societies

There are many similar societies like the "European Women in Mathematics" society that celebrate women in Mathematics.[10] For instance:

  • International Mathematical Union (IMU) Committee for Women in Mathematics[11]
  • EMS Women in Mathematics Committee[12]
  • EMS/EWM Scientific Committee[13]
  • Femmes et mathématiques[14]
  • LMS Women in Mathematics Committee[15]
  • Korea Women in Mathematical Sciences[16]
  • AWM, Association for Women in Mathematics[17]
  • Women in Math Project[18]
  • AWSE Association of Women in Science and Education in Russian[19]
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References
  1. Series, Caroline (December 2013), "European Level Organisations for Women Mathematicians" (PDF), EMS Newsletter, European Mathematical Society, vol. 90, p. 11
  2. Greenwald, Sarah J.; Leggett, Anne M.; Thomley, Jill E. (2015), "The Association for Women in Mathematics: how and why it was founded, and why it's still needed in the 21st century", The Mathematical Intelligencer, 37 (3): 11–21, doi:10.1007/s00283-015-9539-8, MR 3406282
  3. "European Women in Mathematics". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. February 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  4. Näätänen, Marjatta (March 2003), "A brief history of the EWM office in Helsinki, 1991–2001", European Women in Mathematics: Proceedings of the Tenth General Meeting, World Scientific, doi:10.1142/9789812704276_0001
  5. "History – European Women in Mathematics". Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  6. Series, Caroline (March 1996), "European Women in Mathematics Update", EMS Newsletter, European Mathematical Society, vol. 19, retrieved 2018-09-17 – via American Mathematical Society
  7. "EWM 2007, Cambridge". University of Cambridge, Faculty of Mathematics. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  8. "Math Up! 14th general meeting of European Women in Mathematics (EWM). Novi Sad (Serbia), 25-28 August 2009". UNESCO. 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  9. Praeger, Cheryl E. (November 2009), "'Oh no. A woman doing mathematics!'" (PDF), Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society: 324–329
  10. "Similar Societies – European Women in Mathematics". Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  11. "CWM | International Mathematical Union (IMU)". www.mathunion.org. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  12. "Women". euro-math-soc.eu. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  13. "EMS/EWM Scientific Committee". Women and Mathematics. 2008-03-22. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  14. "Femmes et Mathématiques". www.femmes-et-maths.fr. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  15. "Women in Mathematics Committee | London Mathematical Society". www.lms.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  16. "Korea Women in Mathematical Sicences". www.kwms.or.kr. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  17. "Home". Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM). Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  18. "Women in Math Project". darkwing.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  19. "AWSE". www.awse.ru. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
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