CWM is organising a satellite meeting of ICM 2018: (WM)²: World Meeting for Women in Mathematics to take place, in the same venue as the ICM in Rio,on  July 31 2018.

CWM Panel at ICM Rio on August 2 2018. Brief presentation of IMU CWM  by Marie-Francoise Roy, a lecture of June Barrow Green (Open University, UK) "Historical context of the gender gap in mathematics"  and a lecture by Silvina Ponce-Dawson (University Buenos Aires, Argentina) "The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Working Group on Women in Physics: activities and perspectives" followed by reactions from the floor.

An edited sequence of film clips of women saying into the camera "I am (name) from (country), and I am a mathematician!” in the language of their choice. The 146 clips featured 243 women mathematicians from 36 different countries speaking in 31 different languages. Authors Eugenie Hunsicker and Irina Linke.

Members of the CWM are appointed for four years by the IMU Executive Committee and are widely distributed internationally. The CWM has a chair and vice--chair and 6 to 8 members--at--large. One of the CWM members is responsible for the CWM website and electronic communication.

The 2018 Global Survey of Mathematical, Computing, and Natural Scientists has been launched on May 1st, 2018 and will be open for answers until October 31st, 2018. Click to complete the 2018 Global Survey of Mathematical, Computing, and Natural Scientists. You are welcome to forward this link to the survey to your colleagues, both men and women.

CWM posters and flyers are available.   If you want to get a few copies to distribute at a mathematical event or for other display purposes, please contact your CWM country's ambassador.

CWM is using its sponsorship to help establish and foster networks of women mathematicians especially in Asia, Latin America and Africa.  From 2015 to 2018, CWM sponsored events took place in Colombia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mexico , Senegal, Tunisia , Kenya, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Iran, Japan, Morocco, Nepal, South Africa ,Vietnam, Austria, El Salvador, Ethiopia,  Italy (ICTP), Macedonia, Nigeria, Uruguay, Uzbekistan.

CWM random collection of  photos of women mathematicians. Just to make you realise  how many women in mathematics there are, who have overcome the multitude of obstacles placed in their paths.

Four women are Plenary Speakers at ICM 2018: Nalini Anantharaman, Catherine Goldstein, Sylvia Serfaty and Lai-Sang Young, out of 21 plenary speakers. The proportion of women giving Plenary or Invited Section Lectures is 15 %.

CWM is very deeply saddened by the untimely death of Maryam Mirzakhani, the first female Fields medalist and an inspiration to us all.  More information on her life and career can be found  following the following links  to Quantamagazine, at Stanford University, on Terry Tao's blog, in The Newyorker or in The guardian, as well as many many other places.