Today, we're hosting a conference with international partners that will celebrate
#WomenInMathDay! Our co-host, Ellen, explains the importance of advocating for and hiring more women in the field.
ALT Quote by cryptoscientist, Ellen: “Diversity of thought is imperative to mathematics. It is a key ingredient to pushing the field and finding new solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. As a woman mathematician, I am often the only woman in the room. One woman in a room does not provide diversity of thought, it doesn’t even scratch the surface. One woman in a room is not enough. We have a massive untapped market of thinkers, young women, who are often discouraged from pursuing mathematics by societal norms and when they do not see other women in these roles it discourages it even more. This is a complex problem that can’t be solved by one day of awareness, we need to be working towards more diversity in mathematics every day. To all the young women and girls who love math: Keep following your passions, there are lots of other women like you and we can’t wait to work with you!”