
Book presentation
Matheuses: les filles sont l'avenir des maths is an encounter between three worlds: that of teenage girls, that of mathematics and that of sociology.
The book is the result of a sociological survey of 45 16-year-old girls who took part in Les Cigales, single-sex mathematics courses organized by members of the Institut de Mathématiques de Marseille and the Laboratoire d'Informatique et Systèmes at the Centre International des Mathématiques de Marseille. With 10 chapters providing scientific answers to specific questions, Matheuses deconstructs inequalities in mathematics and computer science, with a view to combating them more effectively.
Making girls' voices heard in maths
By giving a voice to teenage girls, Matheuses aims to help them understand their experience, to explain the consequences of the current exclusion of women from the sciences, and to point the way towards equality.
Making sociological research accessible
A scientific book for the general public, Matheuses is an introduction to the social sciences. The illustrations and scientific mediation make the results of research accessible to teenage girls, their entourage and the mathematical and educational community.
Understanding maths for better practice
To encourage girls to choose the mathematics field, Matheuses makes it possible to move immediately from understanding to practice: each sociology chapter is followed by an open-ended maths problem, accessible from the first year, to discover the research process.
Biographies of the authors
Read the profile of the 3 authors behind this project: Clémence Perronnet, Claire Marc et Olga Paris-Romaskevich.

Clémence Perronnet
PhD in sociology, member of the Centre Max Weber laboratory and researcher at Agence Phare, Clémence Perronnet specializes in the sociology of culture, education, science and gender. Her research explores the links between social inequalities and the construction of taste, practices and commitments to science. In 2021, she published La bosse des maths n'existe pas. Rétablir l'égalité des chances dans les matières scientifiques (Autrement).
Claire Marc
With a Master's degree in oceanography and a Master's in scientific mediation, Claire Marc realized that there was a huge gap between scientists and the general public. So she set up her own scientific communications agency, Méduse Communication, to help people reclaim the sciences for themselves. How do we do this? By supporting science professionals in communicating their work to the general public. She is the co-author of Tout comprendre (ou presque) sur le climat, winner of the 2023 CNRS Medal for Scientific Mediation.
Olga Paris-Romaskevich
Olga Paris-Romaskevich is a mathematics researcher at CNRS, specializing in dynamic systems. Member of the Institut de Mathématiques de Marseille, she helped organize the Les Cigales course from 2020 to 2023, where she launched the idea for a sociological survey that led to the book Matheuses. Co-founder of the Mathématiques Vagabondes association, she is deeply involved in science mediation, particularly through film. In particular, she took part in writing the series Voyages au pays des maths and La Grande Aventure des maths, and has been running a science film club in Lyon since 2018.
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Events calendar
Discover here all events related to the book Matheuses : Les filles, avenir des mathématiques.
18 January 2024 : Press conference (Paris)
20 January 2024 : Presenation during Nuits de la lecture (en ligne)
24 January 2024 : Chaire Femmes et Sciences (Paris)
15 February 2024 : Science Gender Day (Saint-Étienne)
16 February 2024 : Presentation at Diderot public library (Lyon)
22 February 2024 : Presentation for Locaux Motiv' (Lyon)
04 March 2024 : Sédimath conference (on line)
08 March 2024 : Science, a woman's job (Lyon)
19 March 2024 : Research and mediation for inclusion in science conference (Valenciennes)
28 March 2024 : Parity Day at the Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Applications (Poitiers)
02 & 03 April 2024 : Academic and public meetings (Rennes)
04 April 2024 : IHES conference (Paris)
13 April 2024 : Women and Science" conference at the Festival Sciences pour tous (Paris)
19 April 2024 : Parity Day at the Laboratoire de Maths de Bretagne Atlantique (Vannes)
18 May 2024 : Presentation at the Ciné-club Bobines de Sciences (Lyon)
18 June 2024 : Conference and book signing at the Institut Henri Poincaré (Paris)
01 & 02 July 2024 : Mathematics community parity day (Marseille)
14 septembre 2024 : Festival Livre sur la place (Nancy)
10 octobre 2024 : Festival Maths en ville (Saint-Denis)
11 et 12 février 2025 : Atelier-débat (Évry)
13 mars 2025 : Université Ouverte (Cergy)
Press coverage
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