The remit for the Women in Mathematics Committee is to promote the object of the Society in as far as this concerns women, and to undertake further tasks as required or approved by Council.
Terms of Reference
- Providing information to the membership of the LMS on items relating to Women in Mathematics;
- Monitoring the Society's activities by collecting and publishing statistical data on women in mathematics;
- Establishing the Mary Cartwright Lecture;
- Supporting and developing workshops such as the British Women in Mathematics meetings;
- Investigating and implementing measures pertaining to the retention of women in the mathematical community;
- Providing information on the provision of childcare at meetings and conferences;
- National and international liaison with organisations with similar priorities.
Membership
G.M. Stallard (Chair), J. Greenlees (Co-Chair), H. Byrne (IMA), P. Clarkson, F.C. Kirwan, B. Pelloni, S. Pitts, J. Scott (EWM), C. Hobbs, E. Hunsicker.
Dates of Meetings
The committee meets twice annually, once in March and once in October.
Grants
The Committee operates the Childcare grants scheme and also awards the Grace Chisholm Young Fellowships.
Events
The Committee organises an annual Women in Mathematics Day and also the annual Mary Cartwright Lecture.
Reports
Statements on Women in Mathematics are issued from time to time.
Tapping all our talents. Women in STEM: a Strategy for Scotland
Good Practice Scheme
Advancing women’s careers in university mathematics departments
Useful Links
Athena Forum
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