On Role Models in Science — A Conference by Catherine Goldstein and Clémence Perronnet on April 4th 2024 at IHES

*The event will be entirely held in English.*

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Catherine Goldstein is a Mathematician and a Historian of Mathematics at IMJ-PRG.

Clémence Perronnet is a Sociologist with a particular interest in the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge, the Sociology of Culture, and the Sociology of Gender.

Alongside Claire Marc and Olga Paris-Romaskevich, Clémence has just published a wonderful book on gender equity in Mathematics with CNRS Editions. The book's preface is by Catherine Goldstein. For more information, check out the book's website.

The book will be available for purchase at the end of the event.

The program of the event (tbc) is the following:
5:30 pm Doors open
5:50 pm Words of Welcome by Emmanuel Ullmo, Director of IHES, and Pierre Pansu, Director of Paris-Saclay's Graduate School in Mathematics
6:00 pm Conference by Catherine Goldstein and Clémence Perronnet
6:50 pm Q&A
7:10 pm Cocktail
The event will be moderated by Audrey Antoine, a student in the Applied Algebra master’s program at Université Paris-Saclay.
The event is free, but please register here:
https://indico.math.cnrs.fr/event/11529/