Why is diversity important for science?

The panel discussion “Social justice, equity and science education” was organized by the project Anillo Matematicas y Genero. This interdisciplinary project, funded by the Chilean research agency ANID, brought together mathematicians and sociologists to study mathematics as a sociological field and in particular, the place of women in mathematics, in Chile. For the panel discussion, sociologists Jeanne Hersant, Emily Dawson and Clémence Perronnet met to answer the question of why diversity is important in science and how exclusion operates in this field.

Coni is a mathematician at CY Cergy Paris University, France. She is a science communicator and illustrator. Her preferred formats are sketchnotes and comics. She is also member of the EMS Outreach and Engagement Committee, and the recipient of the 2024 Prize for Science Communication at CY Cergy Paris University. You can see her work at crojasmolina.com. hello@crojasmolina.com