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2012: The Working Committee for Women in Mathematics, Chinese Mathematical Society (WCWM-CMS) was founded; it is a national non-profit academic organization in which female mathematicians who are engaged in research, teaching, and applications of mathematics can share their scientific research through academic exchanges both in China and abroad ...
Louise Hay (1935–1989), founding member of the Association for Women in Mathematics; Linda B. Hayden (born 1949), African-American mathematics educator and mathematical geoscientist known for mentorship of women and minorities; Ellen Hayes (1851–1930), American mathematician, astronomer, and political radical
[51] [52] As a result of advocacy carried out by the Women's Committee within the Iranian Mathematical Society (Persian: کمیته بانوان انجمن ریاضی ایران), the International Council for Science agreed to declare Mirzakhani's birthday, 12 May, as International Women in Mathematics Day in respect of her memory. [53] [54]
It organizes the World Meeting for Women in Mathematics (()) as a satellite event of ICM. The International Commission on the History of Mathematics (ICHM) is operated jointly by the IMU and the Division of the History of Science (DHS) of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science (IUHPS).
The Noether Lecture is a distinguished lecture series that honors women "who have made fundamental and sustained contributions to the mathematical sciences". The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) established the annual lectures in 1980 as the Emmy Noether Lectures, in honor of one of the leading mathematicians of her time.
From 1984 to 1988 Burton was international convenor for the International Organization of Women and Mathematics Education [7] and visiting professor at institutions in Asia. She played a major role in shifting teachers’ perceptions in relation to girls and mathematics in the UK and other places around the world. [8]
Here are 10 surprising facts about Women’s History Month. International Women’s Day was first recognized in Europe. Many reports trace the origins of a holiday honoring women to New York City ...
The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) was founded. It is a professional society whose mission is to encourage women and girls to study and to have active careers in the mathematical sciences, and to promote equal opportunity for and the equal treatment of women and girls in the mathematical sciences.