Re:Fields Medal was never meant for ‘the greatest mathematic...
by bena on Monday July 18, 2022 @08:32AM
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It kind of tracks that Abel and Wolf would trail behind Fields in that regard.
As someone noted, since Fields is for the under-40 crowd, it'll be able to draw upon female mathematicians coming up into the field. Abel and Wolf would need to draw on the larger population. And thanks to all the biases, I'd imagine the number of women get smaller as the age gets higher.
As someone noted, since Fields is for the under-40 crowd, it'll be able to draw upon female mathematicians coming up into the field. Abel and Wolf would need to draw on the larger population. And thanks to all the biases, I'd imagine the number of women get smaller as the age gets higher.
That should correct itself in time.