A Data Analysis of Women’s Trails Among ICM Speakers

DOI10.1007/978-3-030-21170-7_5zbMATH Open1436.01083arXiv1903.02543OpenAlexW2921835841MaRDI QIDQ3296192FDOQ3296192

Authors: Helena Mihaljević-Brandt, Marie-Françoise Roy 

Publication date: 7 July 2020

Published in: Association for Women in Mathematics Series (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM), inaugurated in 1897, is the greatest effort of the mathematical community to strengthen international communication and connections across all mathematical fields. Meetings of the ICM have historically hosted some of the most prominent mathematicians of their time. Receiving an invitation to present a talk at an ICM signals the high international reputation of the recipient, and is akin to entering a `hall of fame for mathematics'. Women mathematicians attended the ICMs from the start. With the invitation of Laura Pisati to present a lecture in 1908 in Rome and the plenary talk of Emmy Noether in 1932 in Zurich, they entered the grand international stage of their field. At the congress in 2014 in Seoul, Maryam Mirzakhani became the first woman to be awarded the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in mathematics. In this article, we dive into assorted data sources to follow the footprints of women among the ICM invited speakers, analyzing their demographics and topic distributions, and providing glimpses into their diverse biographies.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.02543

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics at institutions and academies (non-university) (01A74) Sociology (and profession) of mathematics (01A80)

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• International initiatives for women mathematicians
• Enabling mathematical cultures: introduction

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