Oxford Women and Non-Binary People in Mathematics Day 2025
The University of Oxford
1st March 2025
The Conference Photo
This is a joint event between the Mathematrix and Mirzakhani Societies of the University of Oxford
Everyone is welcome regardless of their gender identity
Building on the success of last year's conference, this year's event, 'Pathways to Progress' will showcase the varied paths that women and non-binary people can take within Maths, from art to teaching to academia to tech. We will be bringing together mathematicians from across the UK for a schedule of talks, workshops, and networking sessions. The aim is to encourage women and non-binary people to pursue careers in Mathematics, to promote women and non-binary role models, and to bring together a community of like-minded people.
Talks
Career Stalls
1:1 Bookable Sessions with Sponsors
Focused Networking
Speakers
Milette Gillow, The TechBros
Jennie Golding, University College London (UCL)
Meena Mehta Kotecha, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Sophie Maclean, King's College London
Bethany Marsh, University of Leeds
Charles Martinez, G-Research
Kimiya Minoukadeh, ING
Anthea Monod, Imperial College London
Eleonora Svanberg, The University of Oxford
Keisha Thompson, Creative Mathematician
Early Career Speakers:
Claudia de Sousa Miranda Pérez, University College London
Luisa Estrada Plata, The University of Warwick
Inés García Redondo, Imperial College London
Zoe Godard, The University of Oxford
Nivedita, The University of Oxford
Paulina Smolarova, The University of Oxford
Ashleigh Ratcliffe, The University of Leicester
Last Year's Event
On February 17th 2024, we held the inaugural Oxford Women and Non-Binary People in Mathematics Day. The theme was Beyond the Pipeline and aimed to discuss the outdated and problematic metaphor of the `leaky pipeline' for the decreasing number of women and other gender minorities in Mathematics.
We had over 100 participants from around the UK and a packed schedule of events during the day. See below for some photos and testimonials from the day. You can view the conference website from last year here.
Feedback from the 2024 OxWIM Day
"It was great not only to focus on people's work and Maths, but on their journey of getting there and hearing their stories was very motivating and exciting. "
"I really enjoyed the event, it had a strong sense of community, everyone did such a great job. "
"Wonderful inclusive atmosphere. The best conference I have been to!"
"Extremely friendly atmosphere where it was much easier to ask questions and have informal discussions than at regular conferences or career days. "
On what they enjoyed the most about the day... "Connecting with other women, exchanging stories, learning about career paths including failures, low confidence, imposter syndrome... feeling seen"
"I was nervous about attending beforehand but had a really good time and am very glad I went. "
"I felt very empowered and confident by the end of the day! Thank you for organising this"