<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Le français suit…</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><font size="4" class="">Thank you for answering and spreading this important Global Survey/Merci de répondre à cette importante enquête et de la diffuser largement. </font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>Dear Colleague: </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">You are invited to participate in the 2018 Global Survey of Mathematical, Computing, and Natural Scientists. </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">You will find the survey at <span style="text-decoration: underline" class=""><a href="http://statisticalresearchcenter.org/global18" class="">http://statisticalresearchcenter.org/global18</a> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">The survey is available in seven languages (English, French, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, and Japanese). Simply choose your language on the first page of the survey. </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">The survey is part of an interdisciplinary collaboration of eleven partners, supported by the International Council for Science (ICSU), which aims to better understand the problems mathematical, computing, and natural science academics and practitioners are facing around the world. The partners are: </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">1. International Mathematical Union (IMU) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">2. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">3. International Union for Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">4. International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">5. International Astronomical Union (IAU) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">6. United National Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">7. International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">8. Gender in Science, Innovation, Technology and Engineering (GenderInSITE) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">9. International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IUHPST) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">10. Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">11. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">One of the specific tasks for the project is to collect data across the world to inform policy makers from all countries, especially developing countries, about reducing the gap between men and women in mathematical, computing, and natural sciences. </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">The data are being collected by the non-profit Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics. Responses to this survey are voluntary, and your individual information will be held in strict confidence. We are aiming for thousands of respondents from every corner of the world! </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">We will also need your help to find more respondents (men and women), to answer this survey. Please forward this e-mail to send it to anyone (both men and women) who has studied or worked in mathematics, computing, natural sciences, or the history and philosophy of science and technology. You can find the cover letters in all seven languages of the survey here: <a href="https://icsugendergapinscience.org/2018-global-survey-of-mathematical-computing-and-natural-scientists/" class="">https://icsugendergapinscience.org/2018-global-survey-of-mathematical-computing-and-natural-scientists/</a> It is only by hearing from as many people as possible that we can understand the worldwide situation for people in these fields. </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Thank you for your help with this important effort. </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Sincerely, </p><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Marie-Francoise Roy (IMU) and Mei-Hung Chiu (IUPAC) </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Coordinators of the Gender Gap in Science project </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri; min-height: 13px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">***************************************************************************************************************************</div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>Cher / Chère collègue, </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Vous êtes invité.e à répondre à l'enquête mondiale 2018 destinée aux spécialistes du monde des mathématiques, de l'informatique et des sciences de la nature. </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Vous retrouverez cette enquête à l'adresse URL suivante : <span style="text-decoration: underline" class=""><a href="http://statisticalresearchcenter.org/global18" class="">http://statisticalresearchcenter.org/global18</a> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">L'enquête est disponible en sept langues différentes (anglais, français, russe, espagnol, arabe, chinois et japonais). Il vous suffit de choisir votre langue à la première page de l'enquête. </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Cette enquête est le fruit d'une collaboration interdisciplinaire de onze partenaires, soutenue par le Conseil international pour la science (ICSU). Elle vise à mieux comprendre les problèmes rencontrés par les universitaires et les professionnels dans le domaine des mathématiques, de l'informatique et des sciences de la nature. Les partenaires sont : </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">1. Union mathématique internationale (IMU) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">2. Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée (IUPAC) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">3. Union internationale de physique pure et appliquée (IUPAP) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">4. Conseil international des mathématiques industrielles et appliquées (ICIAM) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">5. Union astronomique internationale (IAU) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">6. Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">7. Union internationale des sciences biologiques (IUSB) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">8. Gender in Science, Innovation, Technology and Engineering (GenderInSITE) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">9. Union internationale d'histoire et de philosophie des sciences et des technologies (IUHPST) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">10. Organization of Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 36px; text-indent: -18px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">11. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">L'un des buts spécifiques du projet consiste à recueillir des données à travers le monde pour informer les décideurs politiques de tous les pays, en particulier des pays émergents, sur la réduction des inégalités entre les hommes et les femmes dans le monde des mathématiques, de l'informatique et des sciences de la nature. </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Les données sont recueillies par le Centre de recherches statistiques à but non lucratif de l'American Institute of Physics. Vos réponses à cette enquête sont entièrement libres et la stricte confidentialité de vos renseignements individuels sera garantie. Nous avons pour objectif d'interroger des milliers de personnes aux quatre coins du monde ! </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Nous aurons également besoin de votre aide pour trouver d'autres personnes (hommes et femmes) qui accepteront de répondre à cette enquête. Veuillez transférer ce courriel à toute personne (homme ou femme) qui a étudié ou travaillé dans le domaine des mathématiques, de l'informatique ou des sciences naturelles, ou dans le monde de l'histoire ou de la philosophie des sciences et des technologies. Vous pouvez retrouver les courriers de présentation dans les sept langues de l'enquête ici : <a href="https://icsugendergapinscience.org/2018-global-survey-of-mathematical-computing-and-natural-scientists/" class="">https://icsugendergapinscience.org/2018-global-survey-of-mathematical-computing-and-natural-scientists/</a>. Nous pourrons cerner au mieux la situation à l'échelle internationale des personnes qui travaillent dans ces domaines en recevant des réponses du plus grand nombre de participant.e.s possible. </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Nous vous remercions pour votre aide dans le cadre de cette initiative importante. </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Bien cordialement, </p><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Marie-Françoise Roy (UMI) et Mei-Hung Chiu (UICPA) </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Coordinatrices du projet Gender Gap in Science </div></body></html>