Words of Women in Mathematics in the Time of Corona
The 42-minute film Words of Women in Mathematics in the Time of Corona features 87 women mathematicians from all over the world, speaking 25 different languages. The film gives an account of how the pandemic transformed their lives on a personal and professional level at the time of school closures during the pandemic. The film is being broadcasted in 2021. As the pandemic has a disproportionate impact on women, this film is a testament to their struggles and resilience, trying to be present for their families and ‘online-present’ for their students.
A team of six women – five research mathematicians, working in four countries, and a filmmaker and social anthropologist – collaborated to produce the film: Words of Women in Mathematics in the Time of Corona: Dr. Eugenie Hunsicker, University of Loughborough, England, Dr. Sonia Mahmoudi, Tohoku University, Japan, Prof. Claudia Malvenuto, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Italy, Prof. Sylvie Paycha, University of Potsdam, Germany, Dr. Eriko Shinkawa, Tohoku University, Japan and Dr. Irina Linke, Germany, who has directed other films related to diversity in science.
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