The goal of the new AWM Mentor Network is to match mentors with girls and women who are interested in mathematics and/or are pursuing careers in mathematics. The network is intended to link mentors with a variety of groups: recent Ph. D's, grad students, undergrads, high school and grade school students, and teachers. Matching is based on common interests in careers in academics or industry, math education, balance of career and family, or general mathematical interests. These topics will also be part of the new Mentor Forum on the AWM Forum Web Site (coming soon).

REQUEST A MENTOR:
Do you need some advice as you pursue your mathematical studies or career? Do you have questions for someone who has experience and expertise as a mathematician? Then request to be matched with a mentor from the AWM Mentor Network!

BE A MENTOR:
Volunteer to mentor someone in their pursuit of their mathematical interests. As a mentor you don't have to have all of the answers, but you can help to make the connection to someone or someplace that does!

Did you know that

• The very first computer programmer was a woman?
• A woman was the most influential mathematician at The Library in Alexandria, Egypt, around 400 AD?
• The most famous nurse was actually a mathematician?
• Modern computer languages evolved from the first computer compiler developed by a woman whom the U.S. Navy considered too important to retire at age 80 years?
• One of the most outstanding women mathematicians did teaching and research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison?