Reflecting on “Counted Out”: A Conversation About Maths, Power, and Inclusion
by the Her Maths Story team
On October 17th, we hosted a digital screening of the documentary Counted Out. This would not have been possible without the generous support of the Counted Out team and we would especially like to thank the director Vicki Abeles for this opportunity.
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The Piscopia Initiative & How to Train Your Allies present: What Can You Do?
A practical guide for those wishing to improve gender diversity in mathematical research
by Rosie Evans & Ashleigh Ratcliffe
Rosie Evans and Ashleigh Ratcliffe have written a booklet entitled “What can you do?” which is a practical guide for those wishing to improve gender diversity.. →
Association for Women in Mathematics at the SIAM/CAIMS 2025 Annual Meeting
The AWM Workshop provided an opportunity for community building among participants across career stages and all research areas in applied and computational mathematics…[and created] a space where early-career researchers felt seen and supported, where mid-career mathematicians could share their wisdom, and where the entire AWM–SIAM community could come together… →
Poetry as Lens: Two Historical Women Mathematicians
Jessy Randall writes poems about historical women in STEM – “As a librarian and a poet, what could I do, exactly? Well, I wrote a collection of poems about historical women in STEM fields. Maybe not the most effective form of resistance, but the project staved off my feelings of helplessness and hopelessness.”.. →
A Grandmother’s Lasting Gift
by Anna Konstorum
When the team at Her Math Story reached out to me to share my story, I was honored for the opportunity. I wrote about my non-linear path through biology, biomathematics, and data science. I also wrote about my early inspiration to do mathematics, which came in part.. →
Top 10 Tips for Applying for PhDs
Kaitlyn Louth shares her top 10 tips for applying for PhDs
“Applying for a PhD can be a very daunting process. But worry not because if you’re considering applying for one and don’t know where to start, here are my top 10 tips to help you prepare and increase your chances of securing the right position for you.”.. →
One Day in the Life of a Software Developer
by Carolin Dirks
To be honest, most maths students who are just about to finish their studies have no specific plan of what kind of job they want to pursue after graduating. Up to that point, they might have realised what they did not know in their first semester, namely that there are plenty.. →
One Day in the Life of two Mathematicians Juggling with Data
by Mara Hermann & Marisa Mohr
The daily routine of a mathematician in the field of Data Management & Analytics can be diverse: Data collection, preparation and analysis, the design of artificial intelligence (AI) models, and much more. The opportunities to get involved in a data project.. →
A Feminist Rant
Or a Plea for Change
by Joana Sarah Grah
Do you still come across the common stereotypes against mathematicians in general and women mathematicians specifically? Maths is boring, maths is for loners, maths is unsexy (and done by unsexy people – I just stumbled upon this again recently.. →