African Women in Mathematics Association (AWMA)
Organized by: African Women in Mathematics Association (AWMA)
Location :
Continental: Africa
Start / End dates :
19/07/2013 >
ongoing
Disciplines :
- Mathematics
Audience :
- Aynone interested
- Students
- Early career researchers
- All researchers
- Educators
Type of initiative :
Society, organisation or network
Objectives :
- Change perceptions, attitudes, behaviours, social norms and stereotypes towards women in science in society
- Engage girls and young women in science primary and secondary education, as well as in technical and vocational education and training
- Attraction, access to and retention of women in science higher education at all levels
- Gender equality in career progression for scientists and engineers
- Promote the gender dimension in research content, practice and agendas
- Promote gender equality in science-related policy-making
- Promote gender equality in science and technology-based entrepreneurship and innovation activities
Main working language :
English
Link to the initiative’s Website :
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Summary
The African Women in Mathematics Association (AWMA) is an association whose main
aim is to promote women in mathematics in Africa and promote mathematics among
young girls and women in Africa. Here are the main activities of AWMA:
- Organization of Workshops in the five regions of Africa
- Organization of regional meetings in several countries of Africa
- Creation of national associations in several countries of Africa
- Creation of a database of Women Mathematicians and Booklet of Role Models
- Organization of Women in Sage Days workshops
- Participation in IMU’s Committee for Women in Mathematics (CWM). The only global organization
for Women in Mathematics! CWM facilitates contacts between organizations for
women mathematicians. - Participation in Gender GAP in Science Project. A global Approach to the Gender Gap in
Mathematical Science, Computing and Natural Sciences: How to Measure it? How to
reduce it? A multidisciplinary and multicultural project funded by the International
Science Council (ISC) and lead by IMU and IUPAC https://gender-gap-in-science.org/ - Participation in May12 initiative. Voted by (WM)2 attendees after a proposal from the Women’s
Committee of the Iranian Mathematical Society.
Funding source :
The creation of AWMA highlighted the african women mathematicians at the
level of similar organisations in the world.
Funding: AWMA, CIMPA, IMU, CWM, EWM, EMS-CDC, IMU-CDC
