European Women in Mathematics

European Women in Mathematics
Formation 1986
Type Professional organization
Membership
500
Convenor
 Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb
Website europeanwomeninmaths.org

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]

History

Although the group that became EWM began holding informal meetings as early as 1974,[2] EWM was founded as an organization in 1986, 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]

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),[5] Madrid (1995),[5] Trieste ICTP (1997), Hannover (1999), Malta (2001), Luminy (2003), Volgograd (2005), Cambridge (2007),[6] Novi Sad (2009),[7][8] 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.

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. 1 2 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. 1 2 Series, Caroline (March 1996), "European Women in Mathematics Update", EMS Newsletter, European Mathematical Society, vol. 19, retrieved 2018-09-17 – via American Mathematical Society
  6. ↑ "EWM 2007, Cambridge". University of Cambridge, Faculty of Mathematics. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ Praeger, Cheryl E. (November 2009), "'Oh no. A woman doing mathematics!'" (PDF), Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society: 324–329
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