On Wednesday, May 12, at 10.30 am, for International Women in Mathematics Day, the Guido Castelnuovo Department of Mathematics will show the video Words of women in mathematics in the time of Corona, which collects testimonies of women who have chosen mathematics as their field of study and work The female mathematicians in the video are scholars of the Department of Mathematics and professionals from around the world.

Rectress Antonella Polimeni will be present at the event; all safety measures will be taken to avoid any risk of infection from COVID-19.

The video was funded by the Department of Mathematics and lecturer Claudia Malvenuto.

International Women in Mathematics Day was established on July 31, 2018, during the World Meeting for Women in Mathematics. The date was chosen because it is Maryam Mirzakhani's birthday, the first woman to be awarded the Fields Medal in 2014. The Fields Medal is a special award given every four years to the world's best mathematicians who have not yet turned 40.

International Women in Mathematics Day aims to guide and stimulate girls who want to enrol in mathematics degree programmes and women who want to research to encourage diversity and overcome gender bias.