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Calling all Undergrad students in Math! Women in Mathematics (WiM) is looking for passionate undergraduate  representatives to join the Women in Mathematics Undergraduates (WiMugrad). The WiM committee advocates to create a diverse and empowering environment for female and gender minority students in the math faculty.

If you’re interested in getting involved, please apply through the google form, or visit the WiM Undergraduate page for more information. Applications will be open until March 22. 

Join WiM and WiCS with UW Chess and UW Poker to celebrate International Women’s Day! Did you know only about 5% of professional poker players and 15% of  all the licensed chess players are women?

Come out on March 8th from 4:00-6:00 pm to Up Your Game in poker and chess, and learn how to apply these critical strategies to your life and career.  Faculty, students, staff, postdocs and other members of the university are invited to join. All levels and genders are welcome!

Sign up via google form.

The newly launched WiM Directed Reading Program (DRP) initiative aims to provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to work with graduate students on a mathematical project. This project could be an introduction to cutting-edge research, setting up the groundwork for a thesis or research project, or a casual survey of an article that would be intimidating to cover on one’s own. 

WiM Directed Reading Program (DRP) initiative aims to provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to work with graduate students on a mathematical project.

Join the DRP lunch & learn to hear from groups participating in our Fall DRP talk about the progress of their projects and share the best teamwork practices they have learned.  Enjoy some food and spend time with fellow classmates while learning more about the WiM Directed Reading Program (DRP).

This event is open to all students and WiM Members.

Women in Mathematics Directed Reading Program (DRP) application for Fall 2022 is now open!

Prospective undergraduate student (mentees) applicants: 

Each mentee will receive mentoring one-on-one or in teams of two mentees per mentor, experience communicating mathematics, and a certificate letter from the WiM committee which they can use in their CV distinguishing them as a bright and curious individual. This is a great way to not only explore new mathematics but also meet new mathematicians!

The program is open to current undergraduate students at every stage of their studies, who identify as women or under-represented gender identities. 

If you are interested in participating in the DRP program during the Fall 22 term, please fill out this form before September 10, 2022. 

Coming to the University of Waterloo this fall is the play Truth Values: One Girl’s Romp Through M.I.T.’s Male Math Maze, written and performed by former mathematician Gioia De Cari. She experienced first-hand the difficulties and inequities of being a professional woman in a male-dominated field and now uses her one-woman show to provide a humorous, scathing, insightful, and ultimately uplifting look at the challenges she and many other women face in STEM fields.

Following the play, join Gioia and panellists for a discussion on Women in STEM fields, the progress that has been made, and how we can continue to push towards greater equity, diversity, and inclusion for all people. This is a free event open to the entire University of Waterloo community. All are encouraged to come see this incredible performance and engage in the conversation. 

Women in Mathematics (WIM) welcomes incoming and returning students to the WIM Welcome Event. 

Join us September 14th in DC 1301 to: 

  • Meet and hear from other Women in Math 

  • Enjoy complimentary snacks  

  • Partake in some fun games 

  • Hear from upper year students (Undergrad & Grad) and first year undergrad instructors 

  • Hear messages from the Dean, Chair of Women in Mathematics (WiM), and Director of Women in Computer Science (WiCS). 

We welcome all Math undergraduate & graduate students are welcome 

Register now to save your spot.