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Originally Posted by DrRocket
I am not aware of any serious charges of discrimination in the workplace against female mathematicians. My experience is that mathematicians are generally evaluated on the basis of their research and not on the basis of their plumbing.
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I've previously linked to
AWIS's statistics page. Although cases of overt discrimination (against female scientists in general, not just mathematicians) have been decreasing over time, more subtle forms of discrimination (funding, research support, evaluation baises, etc.) continue to occur and are well documented.