Conference

Organizamos este espacio conmemorativo para visibilizar el papel histórico y actual de las mujeres en el desarrollo de las ciencias exactas. A pesar de los grandes aportes femeninos a la disciplina, persiste una brecha de género y barreras culturales que a menudo invisibilizan este talento. Surge la necesidad de abrir un espacio de diálogo dentro de la facultad que reconozca estos desafíos, cuestione los sesgos vigentes y ponga sobre la mesa la realidad que enfrentan las mujeres en el ámbito científico.

The University of Technology and Applied Sciences–Suhar (UTAS-Suhar), Oman, is proud to celebrate International Women in Mathematics Day on May 12, 2026, through a special event titled “Women in Mathematics: Inspiring the Future,” organized as part of the global May 12 Initiative.

At a small conference, we had a talk by Dr. Bruna Orefice Okamoto, and four presentations by undergraduate and graduate students.

The event aims to engage high school students and teachers in a morning of seminars and interactive activities, focused on the fundamental role of women in mathematics. The proposed activities include outreach seminars by Silvia Crafa (University of Padua), Marco Cristanini (University of Verona), and Nadia Loy (Polytechnic University of Turin); as well as an artistic/multimedia contest open to groups of students, in which each participating group will present a project about a female mathematician.

A seminar about teaching practices is organized twice a year for the academic staff of the math department of Université de Rennes. On the occasion of May 12, this seminar will focus on pedagogy of gender equality in mathematics. It will consist in a talk about various aspects of pedagogy equality relevant for university teaching, and a discussion about teaching practices. 

A public gathering including video projection and talks.

Good morning 🌺

This event was created to give visibility to the women researchers and students in our program, while also promoting dialogue and reflection on the challenges and perspectives of being a woman in mathematics.

Location: Room 407 – Block H (Gragoatá)
Date: Today, May 11
Time: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

The event is open to all students and professors.

This meeting takes place in celebration of the International Day of Women in Mathematics, observed on the birthday of Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to receive the Fields Medal.

In occasione della *Giornata internazionale delle donne nella matematica, martedì **12 maggio ore 15:30 aula A3* si terrà presso il Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica dell'Università degli Studi di Perugia, il seminario dal titolo *“Donne, matematica e scienza: oltre i pregiudizi culturali e sociali”, tenuto dalla **prof.ssa Elvira Mascolo*.

Sophie Germain is remembered for her major contributions to mathematics, ranging from advances in number theory (related to Fermat’s Last Theorem) to foundational results on vibrating plates. She was the first woman to win a major competitive research prize in mathematics. 

We will celebrate her 250th birthday with four general-audience talks, a live demonstration, and a speaker panel bringing her life and work into focus. 

Speaker: Ann Dooms, professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) Department Wiskunde & Data Science (WIDS)