Mary Elizabeth Flahive (born 1948)[1] is a professor of mathematics at Oregon State University.
Her dissertation, On The Minima Of Indefinite Binary Quadratic Forms, was supervised by Alan C. Woods,[6] and cites the mentorship of another Ohio State mathematician, Jill Yaqub.
She served a five-year term on the Joint Committee On Women In the Mathematical Sciences from 1996 to 2000.
The major differences that both studies found were that, at academic institutions whose highest degree in mathematics is a bachelor's degree, women were initially employed at a substantially higher rate than men, and in business and industry men were initially employed at a considerably higher rate than women.
Their study found small differences in hiring at doctorate-granting institutions between men and women, indicating that other points in the career are more critical in explaining the gender gap between men and women in mathematics.