"Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani" is a documentary film directed by George Csicsery that explores the life of the first woman and first Iranian to win the prestigious Fields Medal for mathematics.
For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and in the run up to International Women’s Day, which focuses this year on innovation and technology for gender equality UN Women spoke with Paula Coto, a sociologist with Master’s Degrees in education and public policy and a postgraduate lecturer on issues related to education, STEM and gender. She is currently the executive director of Chicas en Tecnología [Girls in Technology], a non-profit organization that seeks to reduce the gender gap in technology in Argentina and Latin America. In 2022 she received the Anita Borg organization’s "Change Agent ABIE Award", which recognizes women who positively impact the expansion of opportunities for girls and women in technology globally.
Iran is home to strong universities, advanced technology, and innovative start-ups. And a giant economy and population, whose size alone makes it formidable.