European Women in Mathematics is an international association of women working in the field of mathematics in Europe. Founded in 1986, EWM has several hundred members and coordinators in 33 European countries.
Mission
MISSION
Every other year, EWM holds a general meeting and a summer school. A newsletter is published at least twice a year, EWM has a website, a facebook group and an e-mail network EWM-ALL (person in charge Katrin Leschke from the standing committee).
European Women in Mathematics aims at:
ENCOURAGEMENT
Encouraging women to study mathematics
SUPPORT
Supporting women in their careers
NETWORK
Providing a meeting place for like-minded people
PROMOTION
Promoting scientific communication
COOPERATION
Cooperating with groups and organizations with similar goals
VISIBILITY
Giving prominence and visibility to women mathematicians
VISION
Spreading their vision of mathematics and science
In particular gathering statistics about the situation of women in mathematics in Europe.
EWM members on EWM
Explore more about EWM in this 3 part video of short interviews made during the 14th EWM meeting in Novi Sad, Serbia in 2009.
Women and Mathematics across Cultures
This 25-minute video was produced by European Women in Mathematics (EWM). Directed by Marjatta Näätänen (University of Helsinki), it profiles the stories of four women mathematicians with careers based in Europe and N. & S. America. The women recount their personal experiences, and look at the impact of cultural pressures and differences.