Women make up almost half of mathematics undergraduates, but winning the highest accolade of the profession, the Fields Medal, has proved to be a battle. Sam Howison of the Guardian discusses the reasons in the article: “A woman finally wins
Guardian: Mirzakhani First Woman to Win Fields Medal
Maryam Mirzhakani, Professor at Stanford University, is the first woman to win the Fields Medal, the highest honour accorded a mathematician, in the history of the award. Some quotes from Ian Sample’s article in the Guardian, “Fields Medal mathematics prize