The Institute for Research on Women and Gender is pleased to invite you to join us for an afternoon of discussion and celebration of women in mathematics, marking the anniversary of comments by Lawrence Summers, President of Harvard, on the ability of women to do math and science. We are delighted to be joined by a distinguished group of panelists from the world of mathematics, science, and the entertainment industry.
2 p.m. Women mathematicians in drama and fiction: Danica McKellar (Wonder Years and West Wing actor), Mary Pols (movie critic), Alex Kasman (math professor and fiction writer) discuss the play and movie "Proof" by David Auburn, and other fictional representations of women in math.
3 p.m. A Life in Mathematics: Julia Robinson. George Csicsery, documentary film-maker, discusses his project on the life of this Bay Area mathematician.
4 p.m. Women in Mathematics today: Londa Schiebinger moderates a panel discussion of math culture and the progress of women in this discipline, with distinguished mathematicians and scientists Claudia A Henrion, Margot Gerritsen, Jamylle Carter, Helen Moore, and Jonathan Farley. Close 5:30 p.m. (Timings during the afternoon provisional.)
Audience questions and comments welcome throughout the afternoon.