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WMY2000 summary The "Fifth Forum of Young Women Mathematicians" ("Cinquième Forum des Jeunes Mathématiciennes") was held at the Institut Henri Poincaré in Paris, France, on Friday and Saturday, January 21-22, 2000. This annual meeting is an excellent occasion for scientific exchange and gives young researchers the opportunity to present their work in a stimulating environment. This year, it was part of the French program for the WMY2000 Project (World Mathematical Year 2000), also sponsored by UNESCO. The forum always consists of a scientific part, which gives an overview of the current state of mathematical research, and a historical-sociological part, which is intended to stimulate debates on current issues of women in the scientific community. This year, the scientific talks were given by twelve young mathematicians and six established mathematicians from all over France and Europe. The first debate was introduced by historians Delphine Gardey and Michelle Perrot, and followed the talk "Historical approach to relations between women, science and technology" by Delphine Gardey. The second debate, "Parity in the scientific community", was introduced by Claudine Hermann (Professor at the Ecole Polytechnique and member of E.T.A.N.) who reported on the activity of the European community about the question of Women and Science.
The forum program is available at the web-site: http://www.desargues.univ-lyon1.fr/home/fem/agjan00.html
This meeting was organized by the association "femmes et mathématiques"